FoilFinderBoardriding Maui Ka'a
| Tagline | BRM's wave-focused single-skin parawing with the shortest lines in the v2 lineup, built for stow-and-redeploy riding. |
| Notes | Firsthand riders call out the stow-and-redeploy cycle as the Ka'a's defining strength — one tester reports a 5-second reliable stow, with short lines that fold into themselves and minimize tangle risk. The small, thin-diameter bar is consistently noted as a differentiator: it stows compactly and forgives sloppy packdowns that would tangle other wings. Upwind capability is real but limited — riders describe it as comfortable for 2–3-minute upwind stints, with one noting a loss of 'maybe a couple of degrees' compared to the Kanaha. One experienced rider names it their personal favorite of the three v2 models for a riding style that favors downwind runs with brief upwind work rather than sustained upwind. The recurring theme is reliability over peak performance: not the best wind range, not the best upwind, but the most consistent option for sessions built around repeated pack-and-redeploy. |
| Type | Parawing |
| Year | 2025 |
| Status | discontinued |
| Wing type | single_skin |
| ~4m MSRP | $1010 |
| Manufacturer product page | Boardriding Maui Ka'a |
Tested by FoilFinder Apr 2025 · re-test pending
FoilFinder rating: 4.2
Value index: 4.2
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Wind Range by Size
Manufacturer’s claimed wind ranges, normalized to 80 kg rider
Lightly powered (20%)Ideally powered (55%)Heavily powered (25%)for single skin parawing
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