Olav Norrud

Two scary looking B-2 stealth bombers came my way the other day. The 840 and 1040Had a short first session with the 1040, tail mounted. Bigger chop, a good 40 min ride in 9m/s, then low/unstable. 83cm mast. Flux 4.3m wing.

I'm writing this article mostly for those considering Triple Seven's ParaTow, or possibly any double-skin RAM-air parawings appearing, and at the same time have not yet learnt to parawing. If you already manage parawinging, and feel a strong need for speed in long upwind

Late 2024, KT continued their Dragonfly downwind product with a range splitting in three boards, the version 2 (continued, almost same), the Crossing (even more sleek long period wave board), and the Surf. I have the original Dragonfly from 2023 (8'2 21" 121L), and

Har returnert til pele-brygga ved Fuglevikskjæret (kart). Det ser virkelig ut til å være et prosjekt som er verd å prøve for pump-foiling, når dønninger ruller 20-30m utenfor. Sjekket ca midt mellom lav- og høyvann. Brygga er da ganske nøyaktig 50cm over vannflata. Korrigering:

Ready for a windy day and some testing. Two Appletree kitesurfboards (Whiteline, not custom): Malus Domestica 5'1Klokhouse Noseless 5'4Even at mere 5'1, smallest model, the Malus turned out to be big enough for me (I'm 86kg 190cm), at least in partly powered conditions. The

Wingfoil board 2-quiverThe 70 and 90L Appleslice  from Appletree surfboards - first impressions. Can do so much more besides being a marker for what I planted!90L to the left with Sabfoil Kraken plate, 70L to the right Light and not so steady

While I'm yet only using my new Sabfoil Leviathan 831550 hydrofoil kit for SUP, I tried mounting the foil on my two years old Sabfoil T35 kitefoil board. Trying dock/rock-start any cloudy day now, cooler for full suit/armor and less spectators. Sabfoil

I found myself constantly washing hands before touching this insanely expensive wingfoil board, even before removing the cardboard. KT packs their boards entirely without plastics.KT collaborates with MFC, providing reputable deckpads and straps. Must be the Louis Vuitton of boardbags. Also fits well