It was a pleasure to talk about his new designs with a paragliding designer that switched all of his focus to the water and to parawings. We touched on his journey, his overly motivated first attempts at parawings and his newest toy: LTX

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Chapters

00:00 Journey into Foiling and Design

05:13 Transition to Parawinging

08:31 Innovations in Parawing Design

11:23 Challenges with Double Skin Designs

14:48 Single Skin Development and Performance

17:24 User Experience and Feedback

29:49 The Evolution of Hybrid Wings

37:05 Performance Insights and Design Innovations

43:14 Understanding Wing Loading and Foil Dynamics

50:58 Introducing the LTX: A New Era in Parawings

01:07:45 Market Positioning and Brand Competition

01:17:08 The Future of Parawing Technology

01:22:30 Company Structure and Personal Philosophy