Product Description
Take flight with the new STASH Parawing from Duotone.
The single-skin design with double-skin tips comes with a strong focus on stable flight and depower, making the STASH functional in a bigger range of winds and riding angles, while still having the lightest and smallest packing in mind for those seeking the pure sensation of gliding for miles.
The STASH has been fine-tuned over several months by our wing and kite designer Ken Winner in strong collaboration with our Downwind experts Finn and Jeffrey Spencer making sure it’s not just an engine to get on foil but tackles the difficulties to make the end goal of ultimate free-flight accessible to a broader audience.
Using special ultra-light 30g paragliding ripstop canopy, which flies earlier and stays in the air longer, packs down smaller and dampens gusts better for greater riding comfort, our team steered away from classic kite and wing ripstop canopy materials quickly. Sourcing thinner bridle lines to reduce drag and weight, and to further optimize packing was another key step in our Parawing-specific design.
The STASH combines the advantages of both worlds, single-and double skin in one design. A powerful and easy to pack single skin approach with closed-cell tips allowed our design team to achieve a gradual de-power through a simple move of your wrist, while the tips stay filled and in control at any time. The stabilized leading edge and the reduced ribs further optimize flying stability, drag and easy stashing.
Packing, sorting and re-launch of the STASH is made easy though three differently colored bridle sections, a colored mid-section of the leading edge, so you know where to grab for re-launch, and a color on the ergonomic Carbon bar showing you which side to steer forward
all steps towards making the goal of free flight more approachable.Ultimately, it’s about the sensation of True Foiling when your Parawing is nicely stashed away.
Stash Technical Details
- Ergonomic carbon handle without edges for hassle-free stashing
- Stabilized leading edge for clean flight & de-power
- Double surface tips with quick drainage avoid collapsing
- Quick sorting and re-launch through colored LE center panel
- Differently colored front, center and rear lines
- Colored grip at front of handle
- Ultra lightweight & easy to stash
- 30g paragliding ripstop
- Lightweight and aerodynamic 1mm lines & bridles
Recommended Board & Foil Setup:
Don’t expect Parawinging to be as easy as Wing Foiling - it’s not! Balancing on your board is more challenging without a more stable inflated wing in your hands, so we recommend using a bigger board especially for your first attempts.
Pumping up on foil is more legwork and we recommend the use of a bigger Glide foil, like what’s used in SUP Downwind Foiling. One of the great advantages over SUP Downwind Foiling is, that you’re able to get on foil with a significantly shorter board, such as the Skybrid or similar mid-length, which is the perfect match! If you already have a Downwinder that’s also perfect, especially for your first runs.
To make your first sessions more successful, Duotone put together some recommendations depending on your weight and foiling level.
Is it a Wing? Is it a Kite?
Parawings are the hot new trend in foiling sports, combining a parafoil-kite-like uninflated structure with very short bridle-lines, making the Parawing and the rider a compact unit, while riding boards and foils somewhere in size between Wing and Downwind Foiling.
Downwind Foiling represents one of the purest and most rewarding forms of gliding above the water, yet it’s one of the most challenging and difficult foiling disciplines to master. Using an easier and less physical start using a Parawing (vs. a classic paddle-up start), which can be packed away and re-deployed once needed, enables new possibilities to enjoy miles of pure foiling sensations.
Building on our unmatched knowledge in designing kites and wings we’ve developed the STASH -a Parawing designed specifically to get out to the bumps and ocean swells with ease and comfort and stash it away for the ultimate ride!
Single Skin vs. Double Skin
- Single skin has higher coefficient of lift than double skin, which gives more power for a given wing size
- Double skin offers greater flying stability, especially at higher riding angles+Single skin packs smaller
- Single skin doesn’t need drainage+Single skin with double-skin tips drains much quicker than full double-skin designs after a dunking
- Single skin with double-skin tips is more stable when depowered than full single-skin designs
