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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How to restow a blown parawing far from shore: kill line tension, chain the lines, roll the canopy, reload the belt, and know when to stop and paddle.
Untangle parawing lines under load in open water: kill power, read the wrap, sort from the bar out, redeploy without ditching the wing.
Bump reading, line choice, and the redeploy call on a parawing downwind run: stash-and-glide technique from an SFT World Cup runner-up.
Stash timing before the wave, hands-free foil surfing, and the redeploy window after kick-out: a parawing wave-riding sequence with drills and hazards.
SFT Downwind Parawing World Cup, stage 3, Malcesine: official protocol results (SC1 + two downwind races), podium and first world champion standings.
First-session impressions of the Flow D-Wing V2 3.7 m: easy upwind, ultra-compact one-motion pack, thin lines. Full verdict pending the 15-session protocol.