Parawing Bar

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Ingenuity
Ingenuity
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41 posts
29 May 2025 11:11pm
Maybe this question has been asked? Anyone know why the Parawing bar is designed to point forward instead of side-by-side like a kite bar? Been playing around on land with the pocket rocket before hitting the water. Seems like a very clumsy way of flying a kite especially with jibes and tacks. Coming from a kite background why can't it be like a kite bar. Seems more intuitive.
BWalnut
BWalnut
WA
1160 posts
WA, 1160 posts
29 May 2025 11:16pm
Ingenuity said..
Maybe this question has been asked? Anyone know why the Parawing bar is designed to point forward instead of side-by-side like a kite bar? Been playing around on land with the pocket rocket before hitting the water. Seems like a very clumsy way of flying a kite especially with jibes and tacks. Coming from a kite background why can't it be like a kite bar. Seems more intuitive.


I'd assume it's because the depower comes from having the bar set in that orientation. If it was like a kite bar there would be zero depower.
pp4
pp4
31 posts
pp4 pp4
31 posts
30 May 2025 1:03am
Ingenuity said..
Maybe this question has been asked? Anyone know why the Parawing bar is designed to point forward instead of side-by-side like a kite bar? Been playing around on land with the pocket rocket before hitting the water. Seems like a very clumsy way of flying a kite especially with jibes and tacks. Coming from a kite background why can't it be like a kite bar. Seems more intuitive.


Good question, from a kiter I guess. I have been using the naish pulley bar for a good number of sessions now and it feels a little bit more natural than non pulley bars.
Gorgo
Gorgo
VIC
5124 posts
VIC, 5124 posts
30 May 2025 2:58pm
The parawing bar gives:
- easy one handed control without a harness.
- better pitch control, also without a harness.
- more compact
- minimal steering control (because you don't have lines or distance from the water to make use of turning and looping a kite).
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