Hi All,
Does anyone have experience with the Armstrong A Wing? I'm just about to give this sport a go and am looking to buy my first wing. I see Armstrong (and some reviewers) say this has some of the best low end power around and you can go down a size.

Was hoping to get away with just one wing for as long as I can and was thinking of getting the 4.5m (published wind range looks excellent).

Is this just marketing hype and should I go for something bigger in another brand? They are expensive.
I'm 85 kgs and am going to start on a floaty board with a big foil. Going sail on the Sunshine Coast which is not known for constant high wind.

Cheers
Drew

Thanks Alysum. Probably targeting bt 12-18knts.

Yep 6m is the go.

The A Wings are "bigger" than the sizing. There are pictures online of the 5.5 against a 6 meter wing and the 5.5 looks bigger.

Drew, I am your weight and I use the A-wing 5.5 in the conditions you are mentioning.

I just got a 3.5 A-Wing this weekend. Wow! The power thing is real! I've used other 4M wings, but I had to keep depowering the Armstrong because in the same 15kts it felt like I was using a much larger wing.

AndyShwartz said..
Be careful of listening to folks with years of experience! They forget how bloody hard it is! But in this case pretty solid advice, I would go 5m and 6m depending on budget. My experience was running over your wing pop bladders...

A 4m would work but give yourself 40 sessions unless you are a freaky athlete.

You can say that again !!!

ive had two sessions on the a-wing and the first was a complete disaster. Rubber burns all over my toes and knees. Sore elbows and biceps from wrestling the god damned wing I kept managing to run over....

second session involved standing and a few short runs on foil both goofy and switch but still kept running over the wing and ended up with a 2km walk of shame which included oyster shells on a rock groin that cut the **** out of my feet.
session 3 tomorrow.....

emmafoils said..
The A Wings are "bigger" than the sizing. There are pictures online of the 5.5 against a 6 meter wing and the 5.5 looks bigger.

The 5.5 A wing underneath the 5 Wasp. I made sure the LE lined up as close as possible.

Wait what? I didn't know that was possible. What happened?

crashflow said..
Wait what? I didn't know that was possible. What happened?

At a guess he drove into the garage. Armstrong 1 board 0

hilly said..

crashflow said..
Wait what? I didn't know that was possible. What happened?

At a guess he drove into the garage. Armstrong 1 board 0

I reckon the garage might have been the winner in that scenario, with the Armstrong coming a close second....

Main said..

AndyShwartz said..
Be careful of listening to folks with years of experience! They forget how bloody hard it is! But in this case pretty solid advice, I would go 5m and 6m depending on budget. My experience was running over your wing pop bladders...

A 4m would work but give yourself 40 sessions unless you are a freaky athlete.

You can say that again !!!

ive had two sessions on the a-wing and the first was a complete disaster. Rubber burns all over my toes and knees. Sore elbows and biceps from wrestling the god damned wing I kept managing to run over....

second session involved standing and a few short runs on foil both goofy and switch but still kept running over the wing and ended up with a 2km walk of shame which included oyster shells on a rock groin that cut the **** out of my feet.
session 3 tomorrow.....

Sounds like one of my standard sessions...
I feel your pain!!