At AWSI 2026 Armstrong showed its first ever parawing. Two years of prototypes, and there it was, hanging in their booth.
It's not for sale yet. No price, no date. The only thing said about timing was "coming out very soon".
But they walked through the whole thing twice, in front of two different cameras. So we thought: let's recap this soon-to-be-released, probably epic new product and do a deep dive into all its features.
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Sizes: 2 to 5 metres
Seven sizes: 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 4.5 and 5. The ranges overlap, so two or three cover most conditions.
Five is the biggest and that was deliberate. They prototyped much bigger and stopped. These pump well enough to drive themselves forward, so the extra cloth wasn't buying anything.
The depower system
This is the interesting part.
One line shortens the A-lines. All the way out is full power, and that's how you get up on foil. Pull it in and lock it in the knot: a bit less power, but it sails a lot better upwind.
That's the problem it solves. You need plenty of power to get going, more now that everyone rides smaller foils. Once you're up it's in the way. Armstrong puts the gain at around 5 knots of usable wind.
The bar
Moulded carbon, and it's bent. The interviewer called it the banana bar and that name is going to stick.
Two reasons for the curve. Your front hand sits better on it. And the bend at the trailing edge points the bar at the wing, so you feel where it is instead of guessing.
Nothing sticks out to snag when you pack it, and it lies flat on top of the folded wing. Two lengths — the long one goes on the 4.5 and the 5.
Construction
- Ribs drop below the leading edge. Keeps the leading edge tight for upwind and adds a lot of stability
- Thin leading edge that holds its shape instead of folding in on itself
- B-lines attached low, stable through the turns
- Fully spliced lines, no stitching anywhere. Packs cleaner, tangles less
- Line coatings developed specifically against tangling
- Different cloth weights per zone, heavier in the ribs
What comes with it
Light bag with backpack straps, a whistle and drainage. Armstrong's own tip: take a bigger size along in the pack, so a dying wind doesn't leave you stranded.
More parawing-specific accessories seem to be in the making but are not confirmed yet.
Price and release date
Neither is out. Two years of development, several design teams, plenty of prototypes in the bin. That's all anyone has said.
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The AWSI interviews
Everything above comes from these two. The first is a quick walkthrough of the wing. The second gets into the depower system and the bar.
The hype is real
More and more people are switching to parawinging, and at this year's AWSI it was THE thing every brand wanted to talk about.
Why?
It lets you ride upwind and then come back down the swell FULLY depowered. You stash the wing and just surf.
On our tow trips you don't need one at all — just clean, windless swell behind the jetski.
Good if you want to sharpen your waveriding before you go parawinging. Or if you just want an amazing time in Portugal.
Why order with us
Every order in our shop earns 5% back in Tow Credit, and you spend that on sessions here in Milfontes. Buy your gear, ride it behind the ski.
We're an official Armstrong dealer and demo centre. Free shipping across the EU, or pick your order up in Milfontes and take it straight into the water.
Train your waveriding
Wave after wave behind the jetski, October through May. More time on the face in a week than most foilers get in a season.