WA
1207 posts
Got my 2.4m and 3.1m today. Very nice. Lines are short, with the 2.4m lines being a touch shorter than the Pocket Rocket v1 1.9 lines. Canopy shimmers and is super slippery. Everything that you can touch is reinforced and stitched which I love. The only raw lazer cut edges are inside of the double skin section. Lines are softer and more pliable than PRv2 but a bit stiffer than PRv1. 3.1 fits with zero issues in the ozone v2 stash belt.
I'll need some time to fully test and review them but am happy to target any questions people have and would also be stoked to discuss other sizes with anyone who has snatched them up as well!
47 posts
Waiting for mine that should be in the mail in the next few days.... will work on some skin vs hybrid vs LTX comparison as soon as possible...
WA
1271 posts
Nice one fellas. Definitely interested to hear your feedback on the LTX thinking of a 5.5 as my biggest pwing. It would be interesting to know how much extra wind range and upwind you get from the LTX when compared to a good single skin like the PRV2. Also how good is the stashing, is it in the realm of something like the ozone power pack but with better top end and upwind?
We’ve got a bit of an onslaught of hybrids and double skins shaking things up a bit now with pt hybrid getting really good reviews, LTX and Altis hybrid looking very promising and the PPC orbit possibly a bit of a gamechanger. Crazy how fast it’s all moving.
WA
1207 posts
Not sure I'll be buying bigger than the 3.1 as I hope to go orbit for my next size up but I'll do the same as Scheggia on the comparison for 777 stuff. My 2.4m PRv2 was a bust so I don't think there's much to compare there.
One of my thoughts from my notes on session 1:
"Dynamic depower (sheeting out) was potentially my favorite thing on day one. I was able to dramatically depower coming out of jibes when in gusty conditions to make foot switches easier. It felt like double skin depower. Even more exciting for me was an unexpected technique that I want to continue exploring. I found I was able to synchronize an aggressive depower, with a downwind carve onto a wave face, and canopy collapse via the A lines all at once. This made the retract feel lightning quick with very little effort or planning. "
Swell was small that day and I was riding small foils. The technique mentioned above was new to me and made parawinging in small conditions feel as fluid as flagging out a wing. Instant full collapse, rip the best 5-6 turns I can on the small swell, lines and canopy blowing everywhere, then redeploy with 100% success rate on day 1.
Hybrid had best upwind angles.
LTX was the best all-round user friendly model.
I sold my 2.4m skin just a few hours before the LTX showed up and think it was the right call.
