Any more feedback on the Quest? Curious on the wind range and upwind in particular.
Select to expand quoteVelocicraptor said..
Any more feedback on the Quest? Curious on the wind range and upwind in particular.
In my personal opinion after many sessions so far, the Quest is currently the best parawing on the market. Its upwind performance is about 95% of the Frigate, and the speed is exactly the same. However, the bridle and line configuration is truly outstanding. It is very clean with only A and B lines and a two-point connection, offering easy handling with zero tangling and instant depower. The A-lines are split into A1 and A2, and in the first two sections of A1, the lines are softer and spliced. This makes packing much easier and, more importantly, it doesn't cut or irritate the skin on your hands. This is a huge advantage over other parawings. Overall, it is a 10 out of 10 parawing for me so far.
Surf FX have them on their website and the prices are pretty good, seems a little cheaper than the frigate. Also surf FX are doing 10% off easter special, not sure if the Quest is included in that though.
The quest definitely looks nice, personally I am getting a bit of analysis paralysis from all the new models coming onto the market. PT hybrid, flow v2, Vayu, Fone Quest, duotone stash v2, North Rover. These all look amazing and are all drawing my attention. We are coming to the end of our windy season though so I might just try to let the dust settle for a bit.
Select to expand quoteczareka said..Velocicraptor said..
Any more feedback on the Quest? Curious on the wind range and upwind in particular.
In my personal opinion after many sessions so far, the Quest is currently the best parawing on the market. Its upwind performance is about 95% of the Frigate, and the speed is exactly the same. However, the bridle and line configuration is truly outstanding. It is very clean with only A and B lines and a two-point connection, offering easy handling with zero tangling and instant depower. The A-lines are split into A1 and A2, and in the first two sections of A1, the lines are softer and spliced. This makes packing much easier and, more importantly, it doesn't cut or irritate the skin on your hands. This is a huge advantage over other parawings. Overall, it is a 10 out of 10 parawing for me so far.
What kind of wind range are you getting out of the 3.5 and have you tried any other sizes? What size are you and what size board? Can you compare wind range to anything else out there? Trying to figure out if I can do a 1.5m gap or need to stick with 1m.
Looking at the below wind range table for the 3, 3.5 and 4 m Quest a few things stand out
1. The bottom end is not as low as I would of expected (4m showing as 17knots)
2. The bottom end does not increase much as you size up
3. The top end increases a lot as you size down
4. The wind range is huge
At 75kg coming from a 4m BRM Kanaha with an advertised wind range of 14 to 19 knots and where it gets challenging when I get into the 20's, this table seems incredible. On the Sunshine Coast I would ride 70% in 15 to 20 knots and the remainder 20 to 25 knots with a few days in the high 20s. I have a 100 litre 8.2 downwind , and a 85 litre 6.4 dedicated para board, with lots of foil combos to choose.
I am interested to hear from those who have had some time on the Quest.
The 4.5 and 3.5 m would seem like a logical choice based on the range table but I would prefer not to go bigger than a 4m. Could you realistically get away with just the 4m or maybe even the 3.5m?
Own the Frigate in 2.5/3.5/4.7 and the chart says the low end is 18 for the 3.5 and 14 for the 4.7 IMO that is conservative for the bigger size. I think I can get my 4.7 going a couple of knots lower but the 3.5 is about right. Consistency of wind is a key factor. The Quest numbers might be similar in not inflating low end for the larger sizes.
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