Parawing Session - 2/16/2026

Went to Hickam again - didn't want to mess with the crowds or the low tide at WPB.

Kalani came with to get more parawing training in.

The wind was really strong -

The was a first for me - parawinging on No.40 (although I think I have PW'd this board before...)

And even more firsts - I set up the Enduro 1100/HA40 (on this board... I'm pretty sure that was a first).

I opted to go with a single PW - and with the texture over the water, I packed the BRM Maliko 4.0

This session I wanted to focus on getting the feel for this board-foil combo, as I want to use this more over at WPB.

Needless to say, this combo goes -

You can see there were a few lulls where I basically drifted out to the furthest wind line.  But the rest of the session I was cooking (overpowered and on the verge of disaster)

I also wanted to practice my tacks.  Once I get these committed to muscle memory I want to incorporate them into my transitions onto waves over at WPB.  I was able to get them heel and toe side while using the Flysurfer POW 5.0 - but the smaller parawings travel much faster and that is causing trouble for me.

These gusts would transform the harbor from bumpy to swell building.  And just managing the parawing and not getting pulled off the board was the focal point -

Corroborating the graphs, the Maliko 4.0 needs 20mph to get me up on foil. 

I actually think this is one of those days that I could have brought 3 parawings and then I would have been covered (2.9, 4.0 and 4.8/5.1)

Although I did not ride out of the tack attempts I made, I at least got the board through the turns.

And I have a higher degree of confidence on the setup I brought out (which should give me more options on the daily WP runs).

PF:2/W:2/PW:13/FD:15/S:8