FrozenGamer said..
these will be showing up tomorrow and i still cant find a decent review, or really any content on them..

Ozone haven't released the media blackout on those of us with demo wings. I have video, footage, a whole review done. Can't release it, not sure what the hold up is but what's happening instead is that people are talking about it via text posts on facebook instead of releasing their videos. Once Ozone allow the release of media I imagine you are going to see a load of video reviews appear all at once. I can't imagine it will be much longer but currently the Afterburner wings and their info is not on the main Ozone website, whilst that remains the case we are all just waiting.

Retina said..
With long lines you don't have the best stashability. Seems like refined v1

Lines is one thing, but how does it ‘concertina’? 😅 that’s the most annoying part of stashing a parawing in my opinion - gathering all those delicate battens together

I’ve used the 5.7 AB for past two days
its super fast flys upwind.It needs to be fully cranked over to get the most out of it.
super stable as long as the lines stay tight.
packing down is harder but not by much.
for me wouldn’t like to take the 5.7 in breaking surf. But light wind blasting and
wrapping it up but not packing it’s just so much fun and full on session.

foiler9 said..
I’ve used the 5.7 AB for past two days
its super fast flys upwind.It needs to be fully cranked over to get the most out of it.
super stable as long as the lines stay tight.
packing down is harder but not by much.
for me wouldn’t like to take the 5.7 in breaking surf. But light wind blasting and
wrapping it up but not packing it’s just so much fun and full on session.

How long are the lines? For light wind I need to get rid of the parawing fast and armlenght lines are needed in my conditions where we don't have good waves but wind chops. And when there are wind I don't get why I should use afterburner instead of hybrid/semi hybrid with short lines. Surely double skin/hybrid/semi should go upwind better/faster.

For light wind if you have shorter lines youll need a bigger size equalling more canopy material, or longer lines and a smaller size. Cant have it both ways. Personally, in light winds I dont have much in the way of waves anyway, my waves come with wind

Really looking forward to more reviews on this one. If there's some kind of NDA period, I haven't been made aware of it, so I'll go ahead and post a few thoughts.
For context: our conditions here are pretty gusty, with big occasional drops in wind. I'm in my first year of parawinging with maybe 25 sessions under my belt, most of them in less-than-easy learning conditions. I've got a few stashes down and some variety of gybes, and I can tack. Depending on the day and my energy level, I'll hit most of them — or miss over half. So take all of this with the grain of salt that my experience level deserves.
Low end: Good to great. But like pretty much every parawing I've used, if the wind gets too low it tends to collapse on one side and drop toward the water — or at least threaten to.
Pumping: As good as, and probably better than, the other three wings I've tried (Pocket Rocket v1, v2, and the Naish Morph — stay away from that one, unless you want to buy mine cheap... lol). You can sometimes get two or more reasonable pumps out of it, versus the single pump I could manage on the others.
Gust handling: Handles gusts really well. I haven't posted any amazing speeds on it yet, but you can stay out on the same wing well past the point where you'd normally be switching down.
Upwind: Honestly not sure I was going upwind any better than on the v1 or v2 Pocket Rocket. I feel like I still have to figure that out.
Tacks/gybes: Tacks and gybes very well — noticeably better in feel than the Pocket Rocket v2.
Stashing: I was surprised how easily the 4.3 dropped into a concertina without really trying. The 5m wasn't as good — though a lot of that is probably me.
Price: I do wonder if Ozone is going to price themselves out of a lot of sales. That said, it's a pretty solid product for those who can afford it and don't mind the cost.

Question: which of the entire quiver should i keep.. i feel like here in Alaska i will be using my 5 the most and have need for the larger for ship wake thieving on lower wind days. I think i could do 90% of my time in la ventana mexico on the 4.3 and nothing else (because of the gust tolerance) Gonna need something to get on a wave in the biggest nastiest days that most sane people don't go winging on. - Has anybody else bought a quiver and if so which sizes did you choose? Cheers.

Had a session on the 6.5 afterburner today. I usually use the 777 pt skin 7.3 and i have also the 777 hybrids. The 6.5 felt almost exactly like the hybrids. I'm no expert on parawing, having around 7 months of expeirence, maybe total 20 sessions. I am not able to tack, I am getting my jibe rate up recently to like 75% on the 777 7.3m, but i am still not good at jibing in very light wind. I can stash it with one hand and ride waves, my redeploy rate is like almost 50%. I am getting alot better and starting to have more fun. Overall, Ive found myself using the pt skin more than the hybrids recently, because I dont need the extra upwind right now and I prefer having a higher success rate of jibe and overall better ease of use. I found that the hybrids are even harder to jibe and also they tend to stick to the water when they touch down and you lose it. So put simply, my skill level isnt at the point where I should be riding the hybrids. I absolutely love the 7.3 skin and i am making lots of progress. The 6.5 after burner felt exactly like the hybrids. I went from having like a 90% success rate of jibe on the pt skin yesterday, to less than 10% jibe rate today on the afterburner, the only 2 jibes i did was the behind the back jibe which is easier than the normal jibe i think sometimes. No matter what I did, I coldnt do a normal jibe with it, my normal jibe isnt very tehcnical, I just do it based on feeling, but with the skin, it just kinda works , especially if the wind is strong, and i feel like ive never learned the correct technique b/c i just wing it and it works most the time. The one jibe that I almost never miss is the toeside back to heelside jibe, it is so easy that it's almost impossible to mess up. Yep, the afterburner I was missing those jibes like crazy, i almost couldnt do one. As for the low end, it was what you'd expect for a 6.5, perhaps it woud be like a 6.0-6.2 if you counted it as a pt skin, but nothing to talk about there. The upwind was definitely better than the skin, im not sure if its the same as the hybrid or slightly worse. The high end was probably also similar to the hybrid, maybe a bit worse since its a single skin. But my impression overall is that the afterburner really feels like a hybrid more than a single skin, and it requires you to be really good and technical. For me it was just too advanced, but i'm sure if i was much better, than it could suit me. I just need more user firendliness and dont need the extra upwind or extra high-end compared to ease of use that I want.

I have yet to find footage of an AB doing a normal dw jibe 🤔

Sure, ozone want to sell you a pocket rocket v2 first and then later an afterburner. I'm just saying it's not any harder than a pocket rocket v1 ....which most of us learnt on.

Gav on his review stated it was the most anticipated PW release of the year. Did everyone else know about it & I was the only one who missed the memo?

I enjoy Gav's videos but I'm starting to take them more as interesting foiling content, rather than as gear reviews.

MeonAsh said..

BWalnut said..

Microsurfer said..
Gav on his review stated it was the most anticipated PW release of the year. Did everyone else know about it & I was the only one who missed the memo?

Nah you’re good. PRv2 was the most anticipated by far. Afterburner has very minimal excitement surrounding it from what I can tell.

I think this is because the AB was seen as being a race orientated product - so most people ignored it as racing focussed products usually mean - not for the masses, niche, all focus on speed and no focus on ease of use, experts only.
It's also why Ozone are now very keen to keep saying it is not a race wing, because everybody associates those negative attributes with race products.

It clearly is a race specialist wind that does e

MeonAsh said..

BWalnut said..

Microsurfer said..
Gav on his review stated it was the most anticipated PW release of the year. Did everyone else know about it & I was the only one who missed the memo?

Nah you’re good. PRv2 was the most anticipated by far. Afterburner has very minimal excitement surrounding it from what I can tell.

I think this is because the AB was seen as being a race orientated product - so most people ignored it as racing focussed products usually mean - not for the masses, niche, all focus on speed and no focus on ease of use, experts only.
It's also why Ozone are now very keen to keep saying it is not a race wing, because everybody associates those negative attributes with race products.

From what I’d read and heard so far it really does sound like a race specialist wing to me. Certainly not a wave specialist wing nor upwind specialist for those in big conditions wanting comfort. No doubt really shines in calmer conditions where vmg is your obsession. Pack down on hybrid I’m fairly sure will be easier and I really enjoy the packing these down. So much hype on the AB so soon after the hype of the PRV2 which is now classified by some wrongly perhaps as a beginner wing . Have to read between the lines and work out what type of riding you do and consider the opportunity cost for what your getting with so much green. Wind range makes this a more attractive option financially but so does the hybrid which is considerably cheaper and easy to pack down, Bottom end on AB sounds good so this attracts me a little.

AnyBoard said..
….with market leading single skin upwind….

been for a spin on a BRM S3 in 20+ knots?

Goddamn that is one expensive parawing! From what I’ve seen Ozone hasn’t really given any explanation as to why it costs so much more? It’s about $1000 more than a PRv2 and even significantly more than a full double skin from PPC. Not just trying to be a hater but why there is such a massive price increase.? Surely materials are construction can’t be so different to the other wings in their lineup?

Youngbreezy said..
From what I’ve seen Ozone hasn’t really given any explanation as to why it costs so much more? It’s about $1000 more than a PRv2 and even significantly more than a full double skin from PPC. Not just trying to be a hater but why there is such a massive price increase.?

Ozone believe there are enough people who are willing to spend that much money on more performance. We may have to wait and see what happens. It’s not good news for us consumers if these incredibly expensive prices become the baseline for high performance parawings.