It’s similar right now because I’ve been switching to smaller wings when it gets windier; I can definitely point the 3m a LOT higher in the strong wind, but I’ve only been able to catch short evening Executive Sessions and the wind keeps dying so I haven’t been able to properly push it (3m in 6 - 20knot session, 1.9m in the 10 - 25 knot sessions). I’ve seen some more overpowered folks on the pocket rockets getting better angle upwind, though, so I’m definitely hoping to improve that VMG.
@wrench - Is this still active? Was curious to see my power pack angles! 
Foil Lab - Wingfoil Track Analysis some updates 
Sharing my first session on the 3.6M Ozone Power Pack. It ‘feels’ like it doesn’t go as well upwind, but looking at the tracks I am pleasantly surprised at the reasonable angle. 18 kt average.
For comparison, the next day I flew a 3.0M Ozone Pocket Rocket v1 in 24kt average wind and got the following track:
While the impact is noticeable but potentially not significant (i.e. same foil, but different site, different conditions) - you can nonetheless feel slightly less apparent wind, and the Power Pack doesn’t lurch forward’ as much as the Pocket Rocket. This might contribute a bit to speed, but also instability, and make it ‘feel’ fast like overinflated skinny tires do on a road bike (note: the trend has gone back to wider softer tires for speed!)
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Sneak peak into some improvements Wren has been working on. Coming soon!
- Better analysis on upwind VMGs, split up per leg / climb / session.
- Wind condition analysis based on weather sampling from local weather sources at that specific timestamp + re calibration based on symmetry of port/stbd angles.
- Division of upwind vs downwind segments.
- Metrics for downwind.
- Gybe vs tacks.
- Community or self made courses / segments for friendly competition.
- Working on Achievements video game style! Anything from encouraging beginners (foil downwind more than 100m), to more silly (tack 5 times in 20 seconds?).
- Log your equipment choices, assign the gear to sessions and then compare everything based on the data.
- Use GPX files from your tracking app of choice, OR you can install Wren’s app directly onto your phone & Apple watch for a better tracking experience. Tinkering around with things like detecting when you come off foil and it will display a quick snapshot (time on foil, distance travelled etc).
Looking for some alpha testers, if you’re interested shoot her a message on Insta. @heart_wrench
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