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stash

verb, noun · /stæʃ/ · parawing foiling

To stash: to fully depower a parawing mid-ride, gather its lines and canopy, and pack it into a belt or vest pocket while you keep riding the hydrofoil hands-free on swell energy. The stash is what makes parawing foiling its own sport; in wing foiling, the wing never leaves your hand.

Usage
  • “Stash early, glide long.”
  • “Blew the stash on the second bump train.”
  • Gear listings: “stash belt”, “stash pocket volume”.
Not to confuse with
  • Flagging (wing foiling: wing stays attached and flying) and packing down (end-of-session). A stash is temporary and mid-ride by definition.

The stash is the maneuver the whole discipline is built around: it is what lets a rider carry a power source and then ride without one. Because the canopy is soft and lineset short, the wing compresses into a belt in a way no inflatable wing can, which is why parawing kit is judged as much on how it packs as on how it flies.

Two details decide whether a stash works. The lines have to end up captured inside the bundle, otherwise they hang out and tangle on the next launch; and the bundle has to be seated so it cannot shake loose in a wipeout. The full sequence, including the double-stage 4A method, is in stashing mid-ride; getting the wing back out is redeploying on water.

Terminology verified in the racing fleet
Definitions reviewed by Dmitry Evseev · 2026 World Cup runner-up