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ThomasGo said..
Try smaller Tail. Depending on your weight you could give it a try on the Carving XS 140
Smaller Tail means less drag and results in more speed

hilly said..




Same as any other para. Single loops like Fone or Ozone on the A line end of the bar work best IMO. Or have a rope/hook on your harness that you click onto the bar never tried but heaps of DIY example on web.

BWalnut said..
I've got a 3.1m Paia to try but I haven't gotten in the water with it yet. With water temps around 40f or 4.4c I don't like falling in without gloves on. We've had the wind though...


Playing with the Paia on the beach it's clear that it's different than a single skin and I don't want to go out in cold east wind conditions as my intro to that sail. So, I've just been using my old 2m hand wing to scratch the itch on windy days (strike v3 with infinite holes in the canopy).

After parawinging so much the 2nd half of 2025 getting back on a hand wing is wild. The power is so different and the ability to instantly go to true 100% depower is dreamy vs the parawing. You just have to reset your swell riding brain to remember that you have a dance partner to work with now.

March is when we start to get west winds again and that's when the Paia will get a shot. Also trying to get a demo on the 1.9m Hatch and by then the new Pocket Rocket will be releasing so there will be plenty of options to choose from and I'll definitely be excited to get it sorted out.

flowstate said..




curious if Scotty's kept the lines on the 5m Smik nice n short like the Power Pack

BWalnut said..




Do people stay in Lost Wages and then travel to the lake on windy days? Sounds like a wild adventure. I love the climbing there in Red Rocks.






I'll be testing this:



High winds here are never steady. They are always gusty and conditions like this are brutal to ride effectively in. I can have a blast in this with a 2m Strike v3 (no low end, unlimited top end) but I'm yet to really lock in to these winds with the right parawing. I'm hoping this is where the Paia can shine.

For future comparison, this is one of my stronger days on the 2.4m Pocket Rocket where it wasn't full survival mode, gusting to 43 knots:


The angles aren't bad but my lap times are always weak on the 2.4m. 10 minutes down, 15 minutes up is common on most of my laps. That, and the fact that I do have to be hyper aware of what's going on gets a bit tiring mentally. My hope is that the Paia will be faster upwind and calmer.

An unknown variable is how much slower am I going upwind because the swell is so much steeper and breaking on days like this vs going fast upwind in calmer waters.

BWalnut said..




I've been quite pleased with the Pilot as a solid upgrade in that realm vs the Carver. I think the pilot releases far better when you clip a rail than the Carver or Aviator did, that's my favorite thing about it. Aviator would track, Carver would bog, Pilot just lets go.

BWalnut said..
Life your best life and get a custom Pilot!

flowstate said..
anyone had the opp to compare 5 metre Smik with 5m PowerPack ?

johndg said..
I have the 1150 sk8 and I think it is a great foil. Low stall speed and good allround. I use this in low wind. Crisp 130 tail with xxs.

Either a comically large foil or very windy.