BWalnut said..

Retina said..
There is still no video (I haven't found any) showing the drainage of the orbit. Show us a video when pw is submerged and redeployed!

Honestly it's a non issue for the 2.7m and 3.5m IMO. Super fast drainage and relaunch that felt closer to a single skin than something like the Paia double skin.

Sound good but still need video proof 😁

Just got my hands on a second hand 3.5. Only had a low end session. Fabric feels the same grammage as hybrid 777, ultra light. The end of the cell on the trailing edge is just closed on one point in the middle of the cell. So the water drains right through, really no trouble there. Compared to an hybrid the low end is less grunty although the trim helps. When they say 16kts for the low end they are being very generous/optimistic. Feels like a 3m hybrid or something, so more like 18-20kts, and probably mid to high range to have great vmg. Wing flies very far in the wind window and tends to collapse at the tips quite a bit. Feels like a "high aspect" pw, it asks a lot and probably gives a lot in return. Will report back when the wind shows up.

I've been testing a 4.5m and I have to say unless you are going way upwind and then downwinding back with this packed I can't see another reason for owning one. Trying to freeride or lap with it over shorter distances is painful, it is not a playful or easy to use parawing in that regard. I've tried lapping with it over shorter distances and it's not suited to that in any way at all. Definitely don't get one to freeride.