# Future of Parawinging - retractable kites? **URL:** \ **Category:** Winging\ **Created:** [January 9, 2025, 2:05pm UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/future-of-parawinging-retractable-kites/8244 "2025-01-09T14:05:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Darripah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@Darripah](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/Darripah)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2025, 2:05pm UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/future-of-parawinging-retractable-kites/8244/1 "2025-01-09T14:05:26Z")
So Who’s going to come out with retractable kite lines so that we can downwind on 7L boards ? ---
**Author:** ![Matt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@Matt](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/Matt)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2025, 2:38pm UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/future-of-parawinging-retractable-kites/8244/2 "2025-01-09T14:38:19Z")
I tried it with a born kite, the vertical bar configuration doesn’t work beyond a few feet of line. (I’m [entirely with you](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/no-such-thing-as-a-ridiculous-idea/6605/28) on this idea though) ---
**Author:** ![Darripah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@Darripah](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/Darripah)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2025, 5:52pm UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/future-of-parawinging-retractable-kites/8244/3 "2025-01-09T17:52:46Z")
I wonder if bungee placed in the lines can work. Just enough tension to recoil when going down wind . That might only get us double the line length of current parawings but its a start! I’d be happy with kite style bars controls since I ride parawings with a harness anyways ---
**Author:** ![321-foiler](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.progressionproject.com/321-foiler/32/5370_2.png) [@321-foiler](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/321-foiler)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2025, 7:05pm UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/future-of-parawinging-retractable-kites/8244/4 "2025-01-09T19:05:23Z")
![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/progressionproject/original/2X/9/93534cccf444fb01c7e088021f35d0a5db70634b.png) Bring back some old kitesurfing memories… ---
**Author:** ![miamiwngr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f14d63/32.png) [@miamiwngr](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/miamiwngr)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2025, 8:23pm UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/future-of-parawinging-retractable-kites/8244/5 "2025-01-09T20:23:24Z")
Takedown system is in an iteresting idea as well. Pulling the wing into a little pouch attached to the bar maybe See about 3min in for how it works on a sailboat. That sail is 15m2 and probably way thicker material [![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/progressionproject/original/2X/4/4205828984d0c25d18e5271e524a5c6d85f9be12.jpeg "How to Rig a Melges 15 Spinnaker | Colie Sails") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSGyDx1P2MQ) ---
**Author:** ![Ctsizemore](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.progressionproject.com/ctsizemore/32/118_2.png) [@Ctsizemore](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/Ctsizemore)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2025, 1:43pm UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/future-of-parawinging-retractable-kites/8244/6 "2025-01-10T13:43:56Z")
![retractable-kite-idea-1](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/progressionproject/original/2X/b/b103c20f2f13411a068935d9d3c8aa4347200e51.jpeg) Here’s my idea. PVC pipe on the bar that you hold while you “reel” in the kite lines. There’s a kite line wrapped horizontally around the two kite lines to help the lines wrap around the bar. This would work with a two line ram air style kite. While on your strong side veer slightly downwind to let a little tension off the lines and reel in the lines. Pack down would be similar to the Parawing once the kite it close enough to you. @TooMuchEpoxy thoughts? ---
**Author:** ![Bobert](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/53a042/32.png) [@Bobert](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/Bobert)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2025, 2:06am UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/future-of-parawinging-retractable-kites/8244/7 "2025-01-12T02:06:18Z")
I got you covered. I’m dismantling and repurposing my wife’s window blinds right now. ---
**Author:** ![ilboarder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e79b87/32.png) [@ilboarder](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/ilboarder)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2025, 11:33am UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/future-of-parawinging-retractable-kites/8244/8 "2025-01-12T11:33:26Z")
- to the spinnaker sock idea, a “reefing” line system that accordions the kite together (see snow kites- flysurfer “b safe”/ ozones 5th line), would work well for the rapid retraction. how to retract into a bag/sock would be next hurdle. looks like ensis has employed a similar method via the center line in their Roger ---
**Author:** ![alf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f6c823/32.png) [@alf](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/alf)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2025, 4:11pm UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/future-of-parawinging-retractable-kites/8244/9 "2025-01-12T16:11:48Z")
[![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/progressionproject/original/2X/8/8758e214b387d2117e15249a2321280417e4e526.jpeg "9 décembre 2024") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4vyDUYbV2s) ---
**Author:** ![alf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f6c823/32.png) [@alf](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/alf)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2025, 4:17pm UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/future-of-parawinging-retractable-kites/8244/10 "2025-01-12T16:17:56Z")
[![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/progressionproject/original/2X/8/821d3130e4a3b2ed20b3c1b6d2f5be104ccc31bc.jpeg "23 septembre 2024") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaVZ94lHAEk)