Harness placement on the bar is so important. Highly recommend a single loop style option, as you can slide the attachment point to perfectly set up the trim. Just a 5MM change in position can have a huge change in performance. You can set it up so it's biased for more power or for less and trim from there with minor wrist movements, or just set it up to where it is perfectly balanced (if the wind is really good) and let the PW fly itself. Really fun to play with on the water while working upwind.
Hi all, it seems mid-length style boards work well so long as there's at least 18 knots or so? I'm only interested in 18-30 knot range. What volume are you using relative to weight? I've gotten on foil (Armstrong HA1125, converted 4m Peak) on a mates 110 litre board but now looking to purchase my own.
At 84kg, considering a Smik Breeze, either a 70l 5'10" or 6'0" 85l. I don't mind a steep initial learning curve. I do want to be able to get going on a parawing size that will be comfortable for long upwind missions. Plan to be riding DWP755 and 685. Advanced kite foiler. Never winged. Any board thoughts appreciated.
With narrow mid lengths there is not much downside to going with more volume. I am all for pushing limits of volume and only wing negative vol boards, but for parawing I think a board that is equal vol in kg would give you more usable wind range if you go negative you will only be able to parawing when fully powered. If your board floats you would stand a chance of getting going in a gust. If you go negative your basically signing up for a two board quiver because your going to want a bigger board on light wind days.
With quite a few more parawing options coming out I would have thought we'd see some nifty tools for managing stowing, line tangles redeploying etc. Surely there would be a range of different ways this could be improved by adding some kind of lines/clasp/noose that kills the wing and keeps all the lines organised.
I haven't actually started parawing yet so I'm wondering if maybe that's not really necessary? Maybe after a while the lines just aren't too hard to deal with. What do you guys who are already parawinging think? Would it be better to have some nifty tools for the stow or do you just get good techniques after a while?