Technique, gear and spots for parawing foiling — written and tested by an SFT Downwind Parawing World Cup competitor, not scraped from press releases.
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Full 90–150 s sequence to repack a blown parawing 2 km offshore: kill tension, daisy-chain, roll leading-edge-in, load the stash belt.
How to untangle parawing lines under load in open swell without ditching the wing.
Which parawings actually tack, and the footwork that makes it stick.
Drift math, signaling, and the decision framework for when to swim vs wait it out.
SFT Downwind Parawing World Cup, stage 3, Malcesine: full R1–R4 results, podium gear setups and the open results database.
Raced at Leucate and Lake Garda: measured 52° TWA, 24 s average stash, 14–28 kn range at 82 kg. Verdict, pros/cons, verified weight.
The sport's first public survey: 847 riders, 31 countries, fielded May–June 2026. Every chart downloadable, every number citable. CC BY 4.0.