here is a bit of action on the Stash 3.4m.
Have not tried anything larger. Heard the wing span is a bit much on the large sizes. The up wind is decent, not as good as the PR or frigate. but almost.
lines are short, canopy is light. Bar is comfy.
Im a big fan of this stash.
Thx a tonâŚholy hell, I would have never figured that out on my own⌠itâs a lot like counter steering a mountain bike (or thatâs how Iâm making sense of it)
I ordered it, but I havenât got my hands on it yet. My thinking is that in itâs smallest size the downsides of they hybrid should make little difference.
On gybes, what are people having the most success with when foiling speed > wind speed? I tried the handle-pass for the first time last session, and had a lot more success with that than a ânormalâ gybe.
Definitely handlepass. Just lay it down in the water tip first, then use it as a turning point.
I have no issues jibing my 4.7m Frigate or 4.2m DWing in 9 knots. 8 knots it starts to be a challenge though.
The key is to backstall the wing in deep in to the window and then use small hand rotations CW turning right and CCW turning left. And turn sharp.
Heineken gybe for me. Generate sail speed with arm movement while you snap around on the gybe.
Heineken gybe for sure. Keeps it dry compared to a handle pass.
Iâve had a few sessions on the f-one quest 3 and 4 now. The bar is a big upgrade compared to the frigate. Stashing and redeploying is also easier and more consistent. When depowered, the canopy keeps its shape, and the upper wind range feels better than the frigate.
It might point a few degrees less upwind, but itâs difficult to tell how much. It also feels a bit slower in heineken jibes, although that could just be me being bad at wing handling.
Overall, a really solid parawing. It seems to deliver pretty much exactly what f-ones marketing claims.
Great news! Still havenât had the conditions to take my 4m quest out for itâs maiden voyage.
Did you find the spacing between the two sizes pretty good wind range wise? (my next one will likely be 2.5m or 3m)
3 and 4 seem to have about the right overlap, but I havenât had enough time on the 3 to give any solid advice.
Just had my first session on the Ozone Power Pack (3.6m), what an awesome, fun parawing!
Coming from the v1 Pocket Rocket, hand placement for water starts takes an adjustment, but everything else is just easier: launching, stowing, and line management. As expected, it doesnât surge to the edge of the window, so comes with less upwind drive.
This wing is so easy to jibe, and sitting deeper in the window, is incredibly hard to stall. You can even redeploy it the wrong way and still tension it into a turn. On waves, it reminds me of that kite-foiling era of working small, stalled kites deep in the window (e.g. Cloud / Reo style).
For quick laps, this is my new favorite. Despite being positioned as advanced, I actually think itâs a better starting point for new parawingers. Itâs so simple to relaunch that I felt totally comfortable sticking jibes and tacks right in front of a rock wall.
Riding clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpLZd5eXrw0
Got to test the absolute top end of the F-One Quest 4m today
25kn gusting to 33kn. At 70kg I was holding on for dear life and it wasnât pretty but to itâs credit it stayed pretty composed flying purely of the Aâs and still got me upwind when needed.
Seeming like a pretty decent parawing so far!
