With the Morph, Naish is now also launching its own parawing. The paraglider with short lines allows foilers to be pulled by the wind when needed and have their hands free downwind. This allows riders to switch easily between pulling and free surfing. More and more manufacturers are jumping on the trend, including Naish.
When developing the Parawing Morph, Naish placed particular emphasis on low weight and pack size. "We opted for a 32gsm material that is both light and durable," explains the development team. This material allows for the smallest and lightest pack size while still being suitable for everyday use. The design with coloured panels also makes it easier to find your way in difficult situations. "The coloured panels make it easy to identify the leading edge and the centre of the wing," say the designers.
Line system for fast retraction and ejection
Naish paid particular attention to the development of a user-friendly line system. Each line level was given its own colour to improve visibility and differentiation. In addition, the number of lines was reduced by 30 per cent or more compared to other parawings. The line lengths were chosen so that the wing is easy to reach when stowing it away. For optimum comfort, they opted for sheathed lines with cascading diameters - thicker main lines for a good grip, thinner top lines for less drag.
To find the right balance between stability and manoeuvrability, Naish uses a variable profile for the Morph. "This ensures maximum stability and collapse resistance even at the edge of the wind window," explain the developers. In combination with the lines on roller bearings, the result is responsive, intuitive and smooth turning behaviour. At the same time, the profile allows for a larger range of movement of the control bar, in which the wing remains fully tensioned and can fly upwind.
According to Naish, the Parawing Morph has a large wind range thanks to the flexible profile and the design of the bar. "This combination gives the Morph a dynamic profile across the entire range of motion," explains the development team. At full power, the result is a profile with a high camber for better low end, and when depowered, a highly reflexive profile for upwind capability even in overpowered conditions. During testing, the team were able to ride a 5 Morph at 12 knots and a 3 Morph at 40 knots. The Naish Morph comes in sizes 2, 3, 4 and 5 square metres.
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Parawing: The trend in downwind foiling
Parawings are particularly popular in the downwind sector and are said to offer great potential. A parawing is a type of small stunt kite with a bar but very short lines. Riders can let themselves be pulled out by the wind, pack up the wing at lightning speed and then ride the waves. At spots with sideshore or side-onshore wind, you can now easily foil out and then surf in.
"Surfing, that's what we all want, simply that feeling of gliding with the foil, being a seagull over the wave, that's the dream of us all," enthuses Swiss pioneer Balz Müller. He was one of the first to bring parawing to Europe; the idea originated on Maui. Balz started out with a self-made wing and has since built his own parawing centre. launched the Roger series model together with its sponsor Ensis. Duotone has also announced a parawing under the name Stash for the end of April.
