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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.

Mostly flat water at shark bay. Little lagoon near Denham works in all wind directions. If you want downwind bumps you’ll probably be best to head further North to Exmouth or come to Perth. Maybe with a boat in Denham or parawing you could get out into deeper water to enjoy some downwind bumps. The ocean water there has a lot of ribbon weed and seagrass. Plenty of wildlife as well. Turtles, sharks, dugongs and snapper galore. It’s a great part of the world to explore on the water.