good tips 
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If you don’t change your feet, what do you do when you have to start on your weak side?
I find that getting up toeside is my preferred way. It’s way easier and I get up way faster toe side than heel side. I think because I can pump so much better since I can use my ankles going that way. Honestly I rarely start heelside, I almost always turn around and start toeside since it’s so much stronger for me.
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I think either get up toeside in the desired direction or heelside going the opposite way and jibe
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Start toe side, or I will admit dragging out and doing a quick jibe
For me get up heel side and jibe. Need to learn to start toe side!
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This is great stuff! Several of the PWers here are pretty good at switching feet in open ocean chaos. I can make the outside switch from my my weak side to my strong side. I am working on the strong side to weak side switch. Got a few today! Stoked!
I’m stuck not switching feet. Im completely comfortable toeside, but certainly losing a bit of angle. I’m stuck because I ride black diamond conditions most of the time and it’s like trying to learn snowboarding switch in expert terrain. I’m hesitant to put myself through the learning curve of driving upwind over steep swells at 18mph. I don’t like to fall and falling switch stance just feels scary.
I just need to go back to the kiddie pool and put on my biggest foil to see how it goes. Maybe it’s not bad, especially since I can snowboard switch down black diamond trails 
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That’s why I advocate for learning to switch feet early and not favoring a side until you’re further along. It’s painful going back to the bunny slopes to learn a skipped skill.
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I’m re-learning foot switches with a parawing. Realized I hang off the wing and get lift and stability when I foot switch, making the switch easier winging.
Toeside hooked in riding is comfortable and the angles seem good, but I do tend to get ripped off the board/overspeed way more toeside when overpowered. Heelside is more natural to lean back and turn upwind to absorb a gust.
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I like riding heel side for the stability and upwind angles on my weakside and my foot switch to toeside is pretty solid. There is definitely a learning curve coming from inflatable wing foiling where the iWing holds you up. With the PW, it takes some speed(= stability) and moving your feet in a committed manner. Having said that, I definitely see the appeal of water starting toe side and will start working on it. Seems like it will be really awkward at first.
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In high wind - I actually think a toeside start is easier than heelside for me.
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I am pretty proficient switch stance on the wing but the parawing feels so different. I never realized how much hanging onto the wing helped me. Like Graham, I’m never riding in flat water and going upwind into the chaos is challenging enough in my natural stance. I will say I enjoy how my head and shoulders are facing straight ahead while riding toeside hooked in. Not looking over my shoulder feels much better on my neck during long upwind rides. I’m sure I’m losing a couple degrees of performance but taking a wipeout really messes up your angle.
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87 yrs old
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Insane. 87 is a big number and parawing is not easy even half that age
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warm up run before the Kernow Foil Classic Parawing comp last week.
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