AWSI 2025

Looking forward to AWSI 2025 next week and for once there might actually be wind for the event.

I'm looking forward to getting my hands on every imaginable parawing for side by side comparisons.
Hoping there's ultralight 4m and smaller traditional wings being released.
Excited to see the AFS booth, fingers crossed for any new tubercle foil that comes out.
Maybe Sunova shows up too?

Anyone else going or at least hopeful for AWSI stuff this year?

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BWalnut said..
Anyone else going or at least hopeful for AWSI stuff this year?

can Armie get a parawing ready in time?

You might even see some new ML's that take a page from the Omen and KT shaping.

I have been holding off on buying a pwing stash belt until the upcoming AWSI. The ozone looks great but I think the pocket is a little bit small for my big 5.5m Dwing. I also don't like that it has a clip to hold it around your waste, doesn't look secure. The latest offering from north looks like a swing and miss to me as it requires you to roll the pwing up like a burrito and stuff it in, which seems to make stowing more complicated instead of easier.
I am hoping for something with a big opening and a strap to compress it down and lock it in. Will be interesting to see what is offered. If there's nothing too interesting I will just get the ozone stash belt.
Also super interested to see all the new v2 pwings being released

There's definitely new belts coming that will be great. The Ozone belt checks all the boxes for me except upwind comfort. I've gone upwind in some rage conditions but am wearing a harness with the ozone belt over it right now for big days.

I'm getting the feeling this is going to be the most exciting AWSI I've been to! Lots of hype in a lot of different directions.

F one/Manera will soon be releasing an interesting stash belt. Apparently it offers far more support as a harness than Ozone according to my F one dealer (who also sells the Ozone belt). Check Maxime Chablozs Instagram for a glimpse:

www.instagram.com/reel/DNG7zRQI5Af/?igsh=bzF2M3VjbzB4dWJi

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this looks good

Very interesting watching Parawings evolve so fast, definitely getting one here once it warms up and the sea breezes kick in. A few here have battled through the learning curve here in winter, can't say it looked much fun in our cold gusty winter winds. Looking forward to seeing what's new at AWSI

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WillyWind said..

Is the event open to the public?

No it is not a public event. You can join yourself for not too much money somehow. Or you can get aligned with a brand who will give you a pass into the event.

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BWalnut said..
I'm not stoked on the side stash designs. They look like tangle and batten damage just waiting to happen.

I bet Axis and many others will have new MA foils dropping. The parawing revolution will hopefully bring a focus back to MA foils!

What do you call MA and why do you hope that PW will bring focus back on MA? I'm asking because I started parawinging recently. Mostly on a Sabfoil WRP1075 (AR=11). It is very easy to get on foil but I suspect that this foil is not easy while on foil in cross onshore conditions at the North sea (Netherlands). I also tested a more MA front wing very shortly and that seemed to be significantly easier. Does this make sense?

HA foil development for the downwind crew was kinda surprising because I think it's still a pretty niche market. These HA foils became more forgiving to average Joes trying to downwind in poor conditions and it made the sport more accessible which is super cool. In downwind paddling you commonly rig a foil that you know you can consistently paddle up and survive the run on.

I think of MA foils as having an AR of about 8. Historically, I've found a lot of them to be pretty slow and either beginner or very wave (stalling to stay on the wave) oriented with very few offerings that were super efficient. The AFS Silk foils really changed that. Several sizes can hang in the downwind realm and push performance in the turn, emphasizing proper positioning over forgiveness from glide.

With the parawing in play I see no justification to rig a foil to survive the dead zones on my runs like a paddler does. I rig for the most fun in my session. If I come off foil? No big deal, just redeploy the sail and I'm back to it. Is it a known bad section on a DW run? Perfect, I milk the best turns on my 8 AR foil and then when I reach the bad zones I can just redeploy the sail and pass through the crap and pack away when it's nice again.

Most of us are hunting for the most fun, the biggest smiles, the best memories on the water. I think that a lot of people get that from MA foils with a midlength easier than they do with HA foils on a longboard. As such, the parawing just ripened the market for efficient DW focused MA foils, something never before pushed.

Bonus: I'm always stoked for all the beginner riders who hop on nice MA foils and get massive progression quickly. The way the MA foils turn seems more intuitive for many and allows people to move with more confidence. The most shocking foil I've seen with this is Silk 850 which I think most people consider to be this ultra high performance legendary surf foil. But... the number of people who jump on that thing and scream "I got my first tack!" "I just linked the most gybes of my life!" "This feels so much better!" is impressive.

I think it's time for a MA revolution!

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hilly said..

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That stash belt from North just does not interest me at all! It requires one specific method of stowing that really just makes it slower and more complicated than the normal pocket style we currently have. I have watched Dylan's videos about his roll up burrito stash method but he is probably the only person I've seen using that method. I was hoping for something that makes stowing easier rather than making it more difficult!!

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Youngbreezy said..

Jve said..
F one/Manera will soon be releasing an interesting stash belt. Apparently it offers far more support as a harness than Ozone according to my F one dealer (who also sells the Ozone belt). Check Maxime Chablozs Instagram for a glimpse:

www.instagram.com/reel/DNG7zRQI5Af/?igsh=bzF2M3VjbzB4dWJi

I like the look of this stash belt, the bar holder is a nice touch and it looks like they have thought about the process for stashing it.

That is a side loader too. I have Sheps clip.

I agree, every spot and rider has different needs. HA foils can be extremely agile but they don't move the same way that MA foils do. I'm not saying worse, it's just different. I prefer the way an MA foil moves with their size vs span and pitch management over HA foils every time. That's why it's so exciting to have the parawings, it gives development options for MA foils which is really cool. I feel like the Silk was the first big breakthrough. The Nomad (just a touch higher around 9ish depending on size) gets tons of love from riders. Now, initial ride reports on the Flux gear have been pretty amazing with people reporting big breakthroughs.

So, I'm excited to see the new MA development. As they become more efficient and more user friendly it just gives new options to those of us who want to ride them.

OK, its on...so where is the best early coverage coming from?

Delta George is the ruler of all things AWSI. Know this.

This afternoon was probably really good at AWSI with real on water demos happening. Fingers crossed it blows tomorrow so I can grab a few different things and smash around on them.