Add a Foildrive, a lightweight Slim model. I picked up a secondhand one, A$2k, about the same as a larger size para. Now if my 5.1 will fly above my head I’m foiling, no waiting for a gust.

RolfB said..
The low-end of wings is still superior to that of parawings. I am 88kg and I use a KT Dragonfly surf 100l with a Slingshot Flow 1000 for light wind. With my 5.5m wing I can get on foil from 9 knots. With my PT Skin 5.4m I need at least 3 knots more. I would like to improve the low-end for parawinging. What would be the best way to improve the low-end?
- Larger front wing
- Narrower/longer board
- Bigger parawing

I would say that if you can get on foil in 12 knots at 88kg you have already optimized your gear and technique well.
Below 12 knots is a game of diminishing returns but for me I can do 12 knots with my 4.3m PRV2 as I am much lighter than you. Makes sense. To try and scale it, I have had some sessions on a few borrowed 5.7m PRv2's and i feel like 9 to 12 was possible and fun.
I sort of feel like I can get up when the wind isn't good enough, for the equipment to be powered well enough to foil comfortably, unless flying something that big for me.
To answer your question. A big efficient PW will be needed just for the sailing at the very least. The three that come to mind are BRM L1 and Ozone PRV2 X Afterburner 6.5

RolfB said..

- Larger front wing ..... Yes
- Narrower/longer board ...... Yes
- Bigger parawing ..... Yes

You could buy a 1750 AXIS, Gong 3XL, Duotone Amp 1750/1800 ,, they are all low end monsters with a $3k+ price tag

A long long thin board like a Armstrong 8'11, North 7'6 ,, that will help enormously getting you initial forward speed on the water for foil engagement @ $3k

Or a bigger parawing like a Cloud 7.5 L1 or PT,Skin 7.3 ,, they do make a difference at a $1.5-2k price tag.

All three will help your bottom end, just a question of how much you want to spend and your general conditions.

East coast of Asutralia in summer usually gives us 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon for a few hours before ramping up to 20+ knots. Always nice to get more time on the water during that 10 to 15 knots.

I’m a bit mixed emotion with thin long board. Over 6’ it’a starting to be uncomfortable to sit down on the board and untangle the lines under the nose…because it does happen!! So all the boards over 6’2-6’4…you can’t really labelled that as a Pw board.

NordRoi said..
I’m a bit mixed emotion with thin long board. Over 6’ it’a starting to be uncomfortable to sit down on the board and untangle the lines under the nose…because it does happen!! So all the boards over 6’2-6’4…you can’t really labelled that as a Pw board.

lol, in light wind I will drop the parawing or fall off board and run into the lines four or five times a session. I spend a lot of time kicking the board backwards out of the lines. But I get up way earlier on the skinny long DW board than the mid-length. For me it always about the shortest time to get onto the foil. But I never let go of the bar, so I never get tangles, just the inconveniece of removing the board from the lines.

Light wind kiting, light wind winging, light wind parawinging all require "specialised" gear when you are aiming for the extreme low end of each of those disciplines. It all becomes a question of how far you want to go and that can be determined by your local conditions.