Engineered for high-performance riding, the ALTIS Parawing FocusThis is a lightweight and direct parawing. It is also complete, letting you efficiently drive upwind, pack up with ease, and enjoy total freedom on the water. Designed for a complete riding experience, it excels at take-off, upwind performance, reaching the packing zone, surfing, redeploying, and starting all over again. This parawing delivers direct traction, excellent stability, significant depower, and simple handling. Lightweight and sound, it is responsive and easy to understand from your very first runs. It still offers the performance experienced riders demand.
KEY INFORMATION
ALTIS Focus 2026: a lightweight, allround single-skin parawing
What we like
- Simplified Packing: a short bridle and Dyneema spliced Pack A-Lines let you gather the battens in one swift motion.
- Direct Steering: precise bar feedback, an easy-to-place kite, and simple power delivery.
- Effective Depower: a depower handle for better power control when the wind picks up.
- Durable Materials: 31 g hydrophobic ripstop, reinforcements at stress points, and strong battens.
- Clean Bar: deck architecture, uncluttered bar, comfortable grip, and protected hands.
- Adjustable Harness Line: choose more freedom, depower, stability, or power depending on the conditions.
- Allround Program: perfect for freeride, upwind, downwind, surf, freefly, progression, and daily riding.
Available sizes
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Included
✓ Included: Focus kite, bar adapted to size, harness line, backpack
Test and review
ALTIS Focus and Focus Hybrid 2026: parawing test and review
Parawings ALTIS Focus and Focus Hybrid 2026, tested by Hydro Gav and Hadou Brunner: two serious new products.
20/07/2026 Read the full review
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
A complete and high-performance parawing
The Focus is the ALTIS parawing designed for a complete riding experience. It lets you take-off with ease, drive upwind efficiently, reach the packing zone, quickly stow the wing, and fully enjoy your session. Lightweight and stable, it is responsive and offers direct steering, excellent depower, and intuitive handling. This applies from your first runs to your most committed sessions. Its objective is clear: to help riders achieve their goals on the water without complicating the session.
Simplified packing
The single-skin design, short bridle, and spliced Dyneema Pack A-Lines make packing and redeployment a breeze. The Pack A-Lines let you reach the Leading Edge and gather the battens in a single motion. Reduced bridle lengths and an A/B/C/D color code ensure quick and simple setup, so you can keep the runs coming: take-off, upwind, pack, surf, redeploy.
Direct steering and efficient depower
The Focus delivers precise bar feedback: the wing is easy to position and power is simple to control. The depower handle allows for better power control and increased comfort when the wind picks up. Coupled with the adjustable harness line, the depower lets you fine-tune the wing's feel according to the wind, your skill level, and your riding program.
Durable Materials
The Focus uses a 31g hydrophobic ripstop, reinforcements at stress points, and strong battens, striking a great balance between weight and longevity. The entire setup remains lightweight while enduring the real-world use of repeated sessions.
Clean Bar
The bar features a deck architecture: an uncluttered bar, comfortable grip, and protected hands. This design prioritizes direct sensitivity to the wing and precise steering in all conditions.
Adjustable Harness Line and Backpack
The harness line position is adjustable, letting you choose more freedom, depower, stability, or power depending on the conditions. The included backpack is lightweight, easy to use, and designed for real-world use, made to be forgotten while riding.
FOCUS OR FOCUS HYBRID: HOW TO CHOOSE?
| Focus | Focus Hybrid | |
|---|---|---|
| Bar Feel | Light, direct, free, and responsive. | It is stable and smooth, and it is locked-in. This provides enhanced support and feedback. |
| Bar Pressure | Low, so you'll barely notice the parawing. | More present, dampening wind variations. |
| Handling | It is natural and intuitive. It is also reactive. | Stable in its trajectory, it stays on a rail, is forgiving, and makes frontals impossible. |
| Construction | Single skin | Hybrid |
| Ideal Program | Perfect for light wind, upwind, downwind, freeride, waves, and compact packing. | Designed for strong wind (small sizes) and fast freeride and speed (large sizes). |
| Level | Beginner to expert | Suitable for all levels in small sizes, and intermediate to expert riders in 4.9 and 5.6. |
In summary
Choose the Focus for simplicity, lightness, easy take-off, the most intuitive packing, upwind, downwind, or wave riding.
Choose the Focus Hybrid 2.8, 3.5 or 4.2 for maximum stability and safety in strong wind: the parawing stays in place, maintains its trajectory, and forgives mishandling.
Choose the Focus Hybrid 4.9 or 5.6 if you're an intermediate to expert rider looking for a stable, fast, and high-performance parawing for freeride or speed, even in light wind. Upwind performance remains very close to the Focus, with the main difference being trajectory stability.
Comparison based on the ALTIS guide "Focus or Focus Hybrid: how to choose?".
SIZE GUIDE
| Size | A-Lines Pack | Indicative Wind (knots) | AR | Bar | Complete Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.6 m² | 139 cm | 23+ | 2.8 | 30 cm | 0.59 kg |
| 3.3 m² | 142 cm | 18-30 | 2.9 | 30 cm | 0.65 kg |
| 4.0 m² | 152 cm | 16-27 | 3.0 | 35 cm | 0.69 kg |
| 4.7 m² | 155 cm | 14-25 | 2.8 | 35 cm | 0.76 kg |
| 5.4 m² | 165 cm | 11-22 | 2.6 | 40 cm | 0.83 kg |
Complete weight: parawing + bar + harness line. Wind range is an indication for a rider of approximately 75 kg. The choice of size depends on your weight, skill level, equipment, body of water, and actual conditions.
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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Product | ALTIS Parawing Focus |
| Brand | ALTIS |
| Type | Single-skin parawing |
| Sizes | 2.6 / 3.3 / 4.0 / 4.7 / 5.4 m² |
| Use | Freeride • Upwind • Downwind • Surf |
| Level | Beginner to expert |
| Bridle | Short, spliced Dyneema A-Lines pack, A/B/C/D color-coded. |
| Materials | Crafted with 31 g hydrophobic spinnaker fabric, reinforced stress points, and solid battens. |
| Steering | Clean Bar, deck architecture, comfortable grip |
| Depower | Depower handle + adjustable harness line. |
| Included | Focus parawing + size-matched bar + harness line + backpack. |
FAQ
Who is the ALTIS Focus for?
The Focus is a complete parawing accessible to beginners and experts alike. Its intuitive handling and stability make it easy to understand from the first runs. Its simplified packing offers the performance and precision sought by more experienced riders.
Which Focus size should you choose?
The choice depends on your weight, skill level, and equipment, as well as the conditions. As a guide for a rider weighing around 75 kg: 2.6 m² for strong wind (23+ knots), 3.3 m² (18-30), 4.0 m² (16-27), 4.7 m² (14-25), and 5.4 m² for light wind (11-22). Many riders start with two complementary sizes depending on their spot.
What are the benefits of a single-skin parawing?
The single-skin construction prioritizes lightness, simplicity, and ease of packing. Combined with the short bridle and Pack A-Lines, it allows for quick folding and redeployment of the kite, enabling seamless transitions between take-off, upwind performance, packing, and Surf.
How does packing work with Pack A-Lines?
The spliced Dyneema Pack A-Lines allow you to reach the Leading Edge and gather the battens in a single motion. With the short bridle and A/B/C/D color code, packing and redeployment become simple and fast.
What is the depower handle for?
The depower handle provides better power control and increases comfort when the wind picks up. Combined with the adjustable harness line, it allows you to fine-tune the kite's feel according to the wind, your skill level, and your riding style.
What does the Focus pack include?
The Focus comes with the wing, a bar sized to match, a harness line, and a lightweight backpack designed for actual use. Harness is not included.
How to maintain your Focus?
Let it dry in the shade before storage and never store the wing while still damp. Regularly check the condition of the bridle and battens, and store the wing in the provided backpack, away from direct UV.
Why buy from GlissEvolution?
GlissEvolution has over 20 years of expertise in watersports. Our passionate advisors test the gear on the spots of La Baule and Pornichet. We offer responsive after-sales support based in France, free shipping on orders over €150, and in-store pickup in Pornichet.
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