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Description
North Ranger Parawing
The Ranger Parawing is a super short-bridled single-skin kite designed to get you up on foil using the wind, then pack away so you can foil hands-free using the energy of the ocean. It gives you freedom to surf the swell unrestricted, without a paddle, inflatable wing or kite in any location - lake, harbour, ocean or land. If you fall off foil, simply pull your Ranger back out and go.
The Ranger features our North exclusive D-Rib technology to diagonally support the canopy for optimal load distribution, and reduce the number of bridles required. It also means the canopy remains stable when depowering the bar, and the parawing is responsive and reacts to subtle steering input. Another industry first is the Depower Tab, located within easy reach midway along the fluoro yellow LE Bridle line.
The Depower Tab acts as a handbrake, allowing the rider to dump power from the kite, and the tab can also be hooked on the end of the bar to depower while riding.
Colour-coded canopy and bridles allow faster visual reference when launching or running-out lines, while the black LE makes it easy to navigate the parawing for flight. The Ranger packs down into a lightweight slimline onwater backpack with additional straps and stash pocket to secure a deflated wind wing or second parawing on the water.
The bag is designed so you can take one Ranger in the hand (4m), and two more in the bag (3m+5m), then change sizes to suit conditions or riding style, without going back to beach. The bag is close fitting to be able to duck dive with, drains quickly and features recycled polyester webbing straps, sized to fit over wetsuits and life vests. Already the parawing has opened up more Downwind foiling spots, especially for riders who are not paddle-strong, but have wind/kite backgrounds.
Beyond just pulling you up onto foil then stashing, the Ranger can be used as a rescue chute for wingfoiling or paddling, at the start or end of a downwind paddle to get out into better bumps, for surfing waves without pumping or a jetski ‚ especially point breaks with side shore breeze. to launch when there is no space to set up a wing or kiting is banned. For Freestyle and Freeride, on land with the Track skateboard or Dune Mountainboard, or on ice skates, skis or snowboard.
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- Efficient upwind and downwind
- D-Ribs diagonally support the canopy for optimal load distribution
- Canopy remains stable when depowering the bar
- Responsive and reacts to subtle steering input
- Depower Tab to safely collapse the canopy when overpowered
- Extra short bridle for easy deployment and retrieval
North Ranger Parawing wind range
Recommended Wind Range
| Size | Wind Range |
|---|---|
| 2.2m | 25–40 knots |
| 3.2m | 18–26 knots |
| 4.2m | 14–20 knots |
| 5.2m | 10–15 knots |
For a typical 85–90kg rider, these are sensible real-world ranges:
North Ranger includes Parawing, Carbon Control Bar and Onwater Backpack.
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All items listed as 'In stock in store' are priced as listed.
Items listed as 'Pre order' or 'in stock to order' may incur increases and we reserve the right to pass these over to you.
Delivery / Returns
We recommend picking up SUP boards in person
The shipping / postage of your item(s) will be automatically calculated based on weight/size. (in some cases ie Highlands of Scotland, there may be an additional surcharge)
We use Royal Mail for small items and TNT for larger items which require a signature at time of arrival.
FREE UK SHIPPING - This applies on some items and is sometimes displayed - however this is only for U.K orders and Excludes Scottish Highlands & Europe and Rest of the World.
Please note If postage is not calculated there may be a problem with your order / In the case of a change of delivery price, we will always contact you first to ensure that the price is acceptable. POSTAGE IS FOR U.K MAINLAND ONLY.
We will not accept any liability for any damaged goods if the DELIVERY is not signed for as ‘DAMAGED’
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Stock Availability Guide
What do our Stock Statuses mean?
In Stock - In Store = Available to buy now & collect in store or buy online now for delivery.
In Stock - Storage Hub = These items are in stock in Swansea although stored in a third party Storage Hub. Items can be collected from the Storage Hub Monday - Friday 8.30am-5pm. If you require items to be collected from our store you may want to call us to check when we can collect these for you.
In Stock - To Order = Available but allow an additional 5-10 days for delivery or collection. Please contact us for additional information.
Pre-Order = This product needs to be ordered from our supplier and will only be ordered once a pre order is made. Or we've made an order from our supplier and stock is due to arrive at some date in the future, this date will be communicated where possible on product the page.
Out Of Stock = This product is no longer available, or we are waiting for a confirmed date for when new stock will arrive.
We reserve the right to refund your purchase should stock not be available to ourselves at the time of ordering.
