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pp4 said..

baldy123 said..
I’ve had two more parawing sessions over the weekend. Took the 4.3m out in the upper end of its wind range. Was gusting 30knots. Wing tips folded over at max wind and felt pretty hard to control. Had the 3.6m Powerpack on my back so swapped in the water. This was much more controllable. Probably due to smaller size more than design. For my weight (85kg) i reckon the 3.6m is the optimum size parawing when correctly powered up. Not too small and twitchy but enough power to lean into it.


Today was lighter around 20knots and the 4.3m felt great. I need to work on harness line placement I think and maybe go to a two point line. I feel the PRv2 wants to ride with more back hand pressure. Not a fan of gybing the PRv2 in light wind. I figured out the stash and redeploy better today and had a lot more success. Just takes more care and effort to stow neatly than my powerpack.

I have the same feeling in terms of back hand pressure, maybe that is part of the problem, back lines are mainly steering, and it looks like in those videos with vertical movement is happening when the bar is fully on depower mode.

It’s not at all about the brake line pressure.
The tips seem to have less angle of attack with some wash out maybe. So when pushing very hard up wind or when the gusts are shifting direction the tips can stall easy and especially when close to or brushing the water. Once the tip stalls the line geometry is such that the tip tucks up and gets stuck there. I can make it stall on the 3 and 3.6 but they don’t get stuck up there.
When I check the included angle between my tacks they are still a good 10 to 15 degrees less than the v1 when this is occuring pushing hard upwind.
The v2 goes upwind better than the pp but not by that much.

I have about 150 sessions on the V1’s.
I purchased 3 3.6 and 4.3 in the v2 pr and now have about 4 sessions on the v2’s.
Yes they pack up quicker but the stiff lines are a pain in the backside. Yes they have much more top end but have lost the light bar pressure and the bottom end.
So far I am pretty disappointed and will only mention a few things that I am sure of as it’s early days.
Upwind is no where near as good as v1 and as someone who upwinds to downwind this is not negotiable.
The 4.3 tips seem to collapse way too easy and this seems to occur on the tip closest to the water and results in the last 30cm of leading edge tucking up inside the other leading edge lines and get fully stuck there forcing the wing to rise radically up. To untuck requires pulling on the last leading edge lines violently.
I feel like this is happening in the downwind turbulence of the board. This is possibly causing instability in the 3 and 3.6 sizes when it momentarily collapses it doesn’t tuck up and stay there but does cause the wing to rise up without warning.
Give me my v1’s any day.
Makes me wonder what the likes of these reviewers are doing when testing. Hydrofoil gavs review of the v2 is flawless.
It’s like we got a v2 designed around a response to all the whinging.

This occurs on the very early ones. Only a month or so later pr seem to have this stitched in.
i just got kits from ozone under warranty to stick new ones in on the opposite side of the existing ones. It takes about 20 minutes and the kits should be cheap as.
it improved my 3.6 and 3m when in powered up conditions. My 2.4 cam a month later and is stitched.

Zam said..
Lots of interesting development. Axel Mazella was incredibly fast at Defi Wing on the new ozone parawing - but the second place parawinger (relative to the entire fleet, including the wingers) was a long way away. So in this case the rider was really the deciding factor. Really keen to see if they can make a parawing perform better than a wind wing when powered.

So many wings designed for racing and only one or two ozone afterburners designed for racing in the whole fleet. Some world class wing racers with the best of gear behind Axel. I think parawings are already more efficient.

Johndesu said..

AnyBoard said..
Sharks are everywhere but some areas have a very active marine environment and the south coast has its fair share of whites. The last few years Definately has us thinking about the risk for foilers for the first time down here.

Bhewherre beach that sits between Sussex and caves is a known white breading ground and as evidence of this you will see whites pinging the shark buoy off Sussex most days. Stockton north of Newcastle is known for the same phenomena.
While doing wind sports in jbay we do see sharks but the risk feels way less and the regular spotings seem to be of the low risk varieties so the comfort level feels good. However Wreck bay to bawley the risk should not be dismissed lightly.
The density of reliable foiling spots from wreck bay to Batemans bay is lower than most of the rest of the east coast due to the power and consistency of our surf breaks. While it great for surfing it is mostly frustrating for foiling.

Yeah thanks AnyBoard for the info I think I might give relocating to Jervis Bay a miss then:-)

I wouldn't want you to write it off, I just wanted to give some balance and a realistic view as a fellow foiler. Jervis Bay is paradise with nothing even close on the east coast when it comes to its virtues. Come visit for a few weeks out of the winter period, immerse yourself and especially if you chase wind with a foil underneath you.