Windsurfers from the early days will remember: In the early days, sails were made of Dacron material, but at some point this was replaced by monofilm. The main reason for the change in material was the greater rigidity of the film material, as Foile stretches significantly less than cloth material and therefore retains its shape and centre of pressure better. Manufacturer Reedin now wants to transfer this concept to wing foiling and is launching the first wing made of X-Ply on the market with the Superwing X model."X-Ply" consists of two thin layers of monofilm, between which reinforcing fibres are then glued - the result is a low-stretch, transparent, lightweight but sometimes delicate mesh material.
According to the manufacturer, the wing should be significantly tighter and more stable at the centre of pressure than wings with normal canopy material. Even if the wing flies neutrally behind when foiling in swell or surf, nothing should flutter.
That leaves the question of pack size and durability - anyone who has experience with windsurfing sails knows what foil sails don't like at all: being creased or even folded! But Reedin has also thought about this, because the Superwing X has been specially designed with a cloth strip that allows the wing to be easily folded and reduced to a small pack size. Sounds exciting, doesn't it?
The following clip gives a first impression:
In any case, we hope to be able to present the Reedin Superwing X to you in detail here on the website soon. You can find more information about this new wing here HERE .
Manuel Vogel
Editor surf
Manuel Vogel, born in 1981, lives in Kiel and learned to windsurf at the age of six at his father's surf school. In 1997, he completed his training as a windsurfing instructor and worked for over 15 years as a windsurfing instructor in various centers, at Kiel University sports and in the coaching team of the “Young Guns” freestyle camps. He has been part of the surf test team since 2003. After completing his teaching degree in 2013, he followed his heart and started as editor of surf magazine for the test and riding technique sections. Since 2021, he has also been active in wingfoiling - mainly at his home spots on the Baltic Sea or in the waves of Denmark.
