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16 Aug 2026 7:19am
Now that is arguably the most overpriced piece of fabric yet😂
www.purestokesports.com/products/ozone-afterburner-v1-parawing?variant=52828500164925&country=US¤cy=USD&srsltid=AfmBOopPRoOY6hF5VfeHyWtSWAzMrBYze6O1NiJN_KJFhgzWGZIDT-00

It's not the parawing that's limiting my speed...
Reply in Topic: Code 720S vs 700X
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12 Aug 2026 9:01am
BWalnut said..

Thatspec said..


Hdip said..
For the river, I'm not sure you'll get the true benefit of the X series. The X series is all about hitting white water in waves. Controllable roll and reentry on airs.

Compared the the S you will lose glide. The S is the all around series from Code and hard to beat unless you're trying to specialize in one specific aspect.




Can only speak from my experience with the 810X at 87Kg. I've mainly PW downwinded the 980S in all the the usual Gorge wave spots, last and this season but wanted something smaller for the big days. Would have prefered an 850S but buying a new three season old foil seemed like financial suicide and this 810 came up used, so I jumped on it. It took three sessions or so to get used to it but now I'd never give it up. Anytime I can use a 3m or smaller doing Rufus runs or in the corridor I'll be on this, it's so forgiving and rolls so fast.
I would agree though there's still untapped potential there in breaking waves.



What fuse are you using?


Medium.
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11 Aug 2026 9:30pm
Hdip said..
For the river, I'm not sure you'll get the true benefit of the X series. The X series is all about hitting white water in waves. Controllable roll and reentry on airs.

Compared the the S you will lose glide. The S is the all around series from Code and hard to beat unless you're trying to specialize in one specific aspect.


Can only speak from my experience with the 810X at 87Kg. I've mainly PW downwinded the 980S in all the the usual Gorge wave spots, last and this season but wanted something smaller for the big days. Would have prefered an 850S but buying a new three season old foil seemed like financial suicide and this 810 came up used, so I jumped on it. It took three sessions or so to get used to it but now I'd never give it up. Anytime I can use a 3m or smaller doing Rufus runs or in the corridor I'll be on this, it's so forgiving and rolls so fast.
I would agree though there's still untapped potential there in breaking waves.
Reply in Topic: PPC Orbit parawing
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29 Jul 2026 11:08pm





BWalnut said..
Pure VMG is one thing, but I don't think that's the main reason to buy a double skin. The double skin is comfort, relaxing over long upwind distances in a wide wind range. Minimal wear and tear on your body as well as allowing your brain to rest and casually sail.



Very true, to make the single skins go upwind well is pretty physical. 1.7km's extra downwinding every 30 mins also sounds good to me😅

There's finally a review up on the Flysurfer Zap,

In French but just auto translate the subtitles. I ordered a 4m largely because the sizing works better for me at my winter ocean spot than the 3.5 or 4.5 PPC would (I think😂). Expensive experiment, even discounted but quite a bit cheaper than the PPC.
Skip to 24:45 for some footage in use. His stow is hilarious...
Reply in Topic: PPC Orbit parawing
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29 Jul 2026 1:52am
BWalnut said..


We chatted privately for a little bit and I picked his brain on deeper details about the Orbit. Conversation ended with me very excited for my incoming order. He also bought the 2.4m and 3.1m LTX just like I did. I think an Orbit/LTX combo is going to cover every imaginable scenario I encounter on the water.


Closest thing we have now for real world use of the PPC, well done!! If the guy was talking about yesterday 07/27, I was also out in the same zone on a V1 4.3m PR. I'm pretty skeptical that a double skin will do much better than this upwind in the Gorge where reaches are short but looking forward to be proven wrong. Theoretically they have to point higher but this is already 9.5+ Kn VMG upwind. Maybe you can get the guy to plug a .GPX file into Wrens VMG calculator ?



foil.run/
Reply in Topic: PPC Orbit parawing
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26 Jul 2026 9:06pm
AnyBoard said..

Thatspec said..

Want to simulate what the trim sytem on the PPC does? Hold your bar like this😂








Tried it today when right on the bottom end of the wind range and thought it might give me some extra help but it just back stalls the wing bad. Tried a few times and it caused it to drop into the water .


Good to know, thanks, I hadn't even tried it on the water. Was it painful to the fingers? That's a V2 PR bar. Single skins are already tuned to higher angles of attack than doubles so your experience makes sense. I'm also finding the transition to stall point a little sharper on the V2 PR than the V1. Still hoping to see a review of the Flysurfer ZAP someday as an alternative to the PPC. Maybe this bar holding method would work better on 'it', maybe it's unnecessary.
Reply in Topic: PPC Orbit parawing
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26 Jul 2026 12:00am

Want to simulate what the trim sytem on the PPC does? Hold your bar like this😂





Reply in Topic: PPC Orbit parawing
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25 Jul 2026 11:02pm
AnyBoard said..

Thatspec said..
Two spotted at the Hatchery today. 3.5 and 2.7. Barely windy enough for my 3.6PR so that seems to speak well for the low end.

KA also seen doing laps on an Afterburner. Nice clean top surface is all I can say about it...



Single or double skin?





Assuming you're referring to the Ozone, it was single skin. Couldn't determine size but at least 3.6. I was on 3 V1 PR but under powered much of the time.
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25 Jul 2026 7:45am
Two spotted at the Hatchery today. 3.5 and 2.7. Barely windy enough for my 3.6PR so that seems to speak well for the low end.

KA also seen doing laps on an Afterburner. Nice clean top surface is all I can say about it...
Reply in Topic: PPC Orbit parawing
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23 Jul 2026 10:16pm
That looks like 3m conditions so starting on the 2m is pretty good. Sam weighs about 80Kg too but makes everything look easy. Unfortunately almost no footage with the parawing actually in the air...
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2 Jul 2026 1:02am
hilly said..


Still struggling with the lines they do not stow as easily as the Frigate.


Agreed, lines are kinda like wire and don't want to stow. I still like the V1 lines better despite the (rare anymore) tangles.
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25 Jun 2026 3:22am

I ride a 75cm in all conditions. I played with trying to stay high on the mast but with the way I ride, I prefer a shorter mast that allows a dynamic riding experience that contours the water. I've found that to be a far more natural way for me to ride swell. All the new foils breach great and super stiff masts handle these breaches great as well. Most would argue 75cm is pretty short and I'd agree that 80cm is sufficient for most, but when I ride an 85cm, I'm a full on kook again.


Nothing but advantages to shorter masts in my mind as well. Especially the heavier you are. You will always have less mast underwater, it will be stiffer and it will be a tiny bit lighter (also cheaper). It takes some practice as mentioned but these days the 78cm One mast is the longest I use, even going upwind in junky 4 meter swell. Unless you're racing, don't see the need.