Prone foiler wanting to get into DW foiling with no SUP experience

Downwind Foil
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To add to the dynamic, there is some uncertainty, but seeming viability around a parawing being viable alternative route to the SUP paddle.

If viable, this has a few benefits

  1. no shuttles (this needs you to be able to ride upwind, which might take a while)
  2. no need to learn SUP (parawing I think much easier at least to get on foil for shuttled downwinders)
  3. no 8’ SUP board, smaller 6’0 60L wing board is fine (and cheap!), big boards are not that fun to ride
  4. no big slow foils
  5. no deflating wings

If you had an easy straight downwind run that didn’t require you to paddle far out to sea, then I’d say go for the sup, but honestly I think this is worth considering … after you’ve done some shore runs. Something to consider.

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