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I have a question for the forum. Would I get much more range or other benefits from swapping my 3m PT skin for a 3.5m quest? I’m thinking better low end but still similar top end so more range overall? The 3m PT skin packs down super easy so don’t necessarily need an upgrade in pack ability. It’s a bit squirly and nervous in its top end so maybe the quest is a bit smoother?

BWalnut said..

SlowlyButSurely said.. Ozone itself did horribly in their marketing strategy in my opinion.

Gotta agree with you on that. I was shocked when they announced the power pack and leaked the pocket rocket v2 was coming in an interview at the same time. PP was a hard no buy for me instantly.
One thing that I haven't quite spotted in early PRv2 reviews yet is if the top end and overall range has stayed the same? Here's the comparison chart and I wonder if the ranges here actually changed, or if they just tweaked and got more accurate? v1 on top and v2 on bottom.

Interesting, looks like they are being quite conservative with the wind ranges for the v2 if not perhaps a bit understated. I am getting a better wind range out of my current wings than what they are showing on their chart and I'm sure the PRv2 is much better than what Ive got currently.

I feel like I should start a web series with all these incidents lately!
Seriously Sharks chill the F**k out your killing the vibe!!
www.surfer.com/news/great-white-chases-foil-surfer-video

-wPUi

Yeah super cool to see the first official world level parawing race. Definitely a good step forward for the sport. Parawing can bring the multi discipline nature of foiling into a race better than any other form of foiling.
I would have liked to see them do a full stow for the pumping section of the race. It seems like they all just flagged their wings and left them flopping around during the pumping section. Visually this looks sloppy and unappealing but I think it also misses the best part of parawinging, where the parawing disappears completely. I also think if the racers are required to do a full stow this could lead to more innovation in that area which would be cool.

I think the issues with twin skins in general is that they are harder to fly properly, more bulky to pack up and need way more power to make them work. Thats just second hand information on my part but does seem to be the general consensus.

I often check the FB parawing buy and sell page, an international page, and for a while there it seemed like every second post was a BRM Paia. That was not long after their release. I think a lot of riders just didn't have the conditions to make them work.

Yes I think wingfoiling handles gusty up and down conditions better than any other windsport. In the low end you can pump the board and wing to get going without much power. In the top end you can depower the wing really well. You can either sheet out to depower or you can complete flag out the wing and kill all the power.
You can also adjust the foil, board and wing size ratio for the conditions. For instance if I had a day with low average wind and strong gusts I would use a bigger board or foil and smaller hand wing.Giving good reliability and low end from the board/foil and still plenty of top end from the smaller hand wing.

another good reason to try foiling is all the choppy bay waves that are annoying when windsurfing become a super fun skate park on the foil. For windsurfing in the waves you need proper waves whereas with wingfoiling any bumps or rolling swell can be a lot of fun.

As I'm sure you're all aware everyday in WA is basically like a scene out of the acclaimed documentary Sharknado. The risks have become so high that you don't even have to go out on the water to be at risk. You're in imminent danger even just standing next to a river or pond or any body of water.
Personally I have decided to be proactive and will be using Shark deterrent devices basically at all times. What I'm looking at doing is using some of these FCS shark banz pods




Apparently they work a lot better if you use multiple pods at once. I was thinking of actually getting a whole bunch of them and stringing them together. I searched online for images of how to do it and found this particular image which gave me some good ideas.





Now I just wonder if anyone has any suggestions as to how I can mount these, Ideally on my body, so that I can have maximum protection at all times??