A board’s efficiency level has a massive influence on a parawing riding experience, including the power required to get on foil. To control variables in development of the first Maliko, we focused exclusively on mid-length boards. Development since, for this second generation of parawing performance, has included a massively wider spectrum; from riding crazy lit-up on itty-bitty pump and kite boards that barely float with the Ka’a and Kanaha, all the way to the lightest power riding threshold on full length, high volume DW boards with the Maliko 2.

High-end stability and low-end power are not mutually exclusive, however, they are at opposite ends of the performance spectrum. Work on our Maliko 2 was laser focused on low-end power, to the extent that its moderately longer lines make it specialized for riders that stow and send into a single downwind run without re-deploying their wing. In contrast, the super short lines on the Ka’a and Kanaha are optimized for stow and deploy and extending into far higher power ranges and should be selected around one wing size larger than the Maliko 2.

In selecting a model we suggest considering which of the following best describes your riding focus, and for some, your performance priority within that focus: