Windoc said..
While waiting for the new KT "Arc" parawing boards, I've been riding an Omen parawing-specific proto type, the "Pelagic" at 76L 6'6" x 17.5. I'm 93 kg. While I initially found it very narrow (I'm tall and like some offset in my stance), I've gotten used to it. It's actually quite low volume in the nose in contrast to the thinking that we need some volume to allow the nose to rebound and not bog, but the stand out feature is the ability to take off super easily. Being so narrow it rarely catches rail and a 77cm mast feels very sporty. In high wind it slices through the air going upwind. The KT will be 78L, 6' x 20.5 or so, so it'll be interesting to compare its ease of take off with some extra stability from the added width with the Omen's torpedo shape. The KT falls more in line with the Frank mini-Dart-style design. The Omen actually releases easier than my 7'6" SUP and is far less tracky, so if there's more than marginal wind for my 4.3, the Omen is good to go and offers a very high performance feel without being crazy unstable starting. Downside is I sink quickly if the wind lulls.

eppo said..





yes and no. The nose "thing" was a real issue on that 70km osprey exmouth run on the 65Ml in head to double head high runners starting wise and the reason i got the 75 instead - which was a shame because the 65 was significantlt more nimble. Then again i was only 4 para sessions in might be a different story now so you may very well be right. Steely and angus are on 19L prones in big winds so not sure there is any talk of nose volume etc lol!


must admit since this thread i've been getting up way further back and . not many issues

so you using this sub 18-20L board in marginal winds on the 4.3 . ? that's crazy. We also though we needed more width on the boards say 19-20 - yet my DW sup and prone boards were all 17' wide. Make sense to be narrow as possible. Does it "track" though . when you don't want it to ?

Thatspec said..




I have the 6' x 19 x 82L (same board in '25) and the shape, while really quite good could use a little more volume up front. It's easy to stuff the nose and kill your momentum on Pwing starts.

The construction is absolute crap though. Not a shred of carbon in it and it cracks and dents if you look at it crosseyed.

Thatspec said..




I have the 6' x 19 x 82L (same board in '25) and the shape, while really quite good could use a little more volume up front. It's easy to stuff the nose and kill your momentum on Pwing starts.

The construction is absolute crap though. Not a shred of carbon in it and it cracks and dents if you look at it crosseyed.

BWalnut said..






How much better do we think they will get? What's the tangible change we predict?

I've been thinking about this a lot watching this thread unfold. If the perfect parawing board released tomorrow, would everyone be on lower volumes? Shorter lengths? Smaller sails? Or, will it be more of a small upgrade? A 5% easier but no significant alteration to dims and sails?

hilly said.. There is no perfect board. What I like will be totally different to what you like and that is good. Vive la difference

eppo said.. Ideally it will reduce volume for given para size / weight of rider as volume equals eight given same materials. We all said this about DW boards 2-3 years ago and look how much they have evolved. Para and board evolution is guaranteed in the next 2 years until it reaches a point of finishing returns. They will also get specialised depending on the type of riding.