I'm more excited about parawinging this week then I was two weeks ago. That's for sure. One day last week we were heading to the beach and my 6 year old daughter looked at me and said "Dad why do you do that when it makes you so angry?" I laughed - and didn't have an answer. Other than being embarrassed that my swear words travel 500m downwind across the water. I've been persisting because I still see a lot of potential. I expereienced some of that this week. I do think as a launch into a DWder for people who don't want to learn to paddle it's gonna be great. With some limitations as I discussed in my previous video. So why was the beginning sessions so hard. So my previous 4.2 did have issues and Flow were awesome to deal with in fixing them. This did contribute to my problems. But mostly it was light wind days and going out when I shouldn't have. Tom Saunders coined the term "hanging out the laundry" - which is you attempting to relaunch a wet parawing in light conditions. No fun. Do don't do that. I now think if it's not windy enough for the 4.2 to work - then don't bother going out. Cause it means its marginal. I also think learning to keep the wing in the air all the time is so important. As soon as they're wet in lighter conditions they just fly poorly. Obviously in stronger winds they dry out quickly but in 13-15 knots it takes a while. giving it a good pull and shake while its flying helps to shed water quickly. I still need a stow belt - they all seem to be out of stock. From every brand. So I still haven't experienced the full no hands on a short board downwinder. So looking forward to that. Upcoming videos will dive into things a bit more. But for now I'm off to Barcelona for a week and a bit more focus on other disciplines. Thanks for watching!
