Armstrong A Wing XPS Lightwind Wing

I have never been into light wind winging which I define as anything below 15mph. It usually means huge floppy wings where you are constantly digging the wing tips into the water, and that are a nightmare to flip over on the water, and that feel like a jellyfish when you are trying to pump them for power. I've had so many LW sessions where I am thinking to myself "Fun, this is fun right? Am I having fun?" The XPS Lightwind wing is none of those things. I couldn't believe how much fun I had on a recent session switching out with a friend between the 7m and 8m sizes. This is a really really good wing that just works, and works well, and somehow doesn't feel its actual size.

Main stand out characteristics was how direct the feeling was on the wing. When pumping for power during a water start it doesn't feel flappy with a big delay on the movement of the wing transferring out to the wing tips. It felt like one cohesive structure that responded really well. This made it so much easier than previous wings that I've tried to get up onto foil when under powered.

The other thing I was shocked with was how "light" the wing felt. When I would hold the wing by the front handle and pump straight downwind, straight towards the wing, it was fully stable and drifted perfectly with me which is CRAZY for a wing this size. I've tried this with 4m wings that completely failed at doing this.

Other thing that was impressive is that when I was using the 8m, I didn't feel over powered and out of control during the gusts. The 7m was plenty of power during my sessions, but when I would switch to the 8m wing it didn't feel like I was wrestling with too much power or getting pulled onto my toes while riding during a gust.

Not sure how Armie and the crew did it but this wing is insanely good.

Very positive feedback on the light wing 7.0m.

Riding the 7.0 at wing hole today, I was the only one left foiling as the wind died out the single digits. I rode my 121l downwind board with the MA 1750. Bottom line, I Love the 7.0. It’s a keeper, a session saver

At 5‘6“, I rarely ever had the wing tips dropping into the water. I actually found it somewhat easier than my 6.0 XPS. Numerous times during takeoff, I noticed how the wingtip and strut barely touched the water. This was truly a session saver and actually a very stable fun wing to fly.

The Armstrong XPS Lightwind has been designed to have a light weight feel that allows you to get litt in sub par conditions. The new Power Batten on the trailing edge locks in the deep draft for low end power and allows them to significantly reduce the wing span and material at the wing tips. This keeps the wing tips from catching while you pump up on to foil. The perfect balance of these wings allow our beginner lessons to succeed in conditions that were previously a struggle and our advance riders to push foiling into conditions previously not seen.

At 170 lbs the 7m is my go to size unless it is 10mph or less. In those conditions I go to the 8m and downwind board.