Downwind foil

Armstrong, 2024–2025

Downwind

2 model years · 2 boards

From the Mk II (Downwind FG) to the Mk III, the 115 L is 51 mm shorter and 38 mm narrower than the 116 L it follows, and its wide point moved 78 mm toward the tail.

listed length and width · wide point derived

Armstrong Downwindevery generation, one scale
  1. 2020:
  2. 2021:
  3. 2022:
  4. 2023:
  5. 2024: Armstrong Downwind Mk II (Downwind FG) 106 L, 2024Mk II (Downwind FG)106 L
  6. 2025: Armstrong Downwind Mk III 115 L, 2025Mk III115 L
  7. 2026:
  8. 2027:

One outline into the next · true scale, tails aligned, the one before dashed

The Mk III 115 L is 51 mm shorter and 38 mm narrower than the Mk II (Downwind FG) 116 L. Open the Mk III

Armstrong Downwind · 2 generations in 3D

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01 / 02 · downwind foil · 2024

Armstrong Downwind Mk II (Downwind FG)

The 106 L: pin tail, medium nose, gently curved rails, the wide point 53 % of the way from the tail.

Side on, the nose lifts 149 mm off a flat table.

Length
7'5" 2261 mm
Width
509 mm
Thickness
146 mm
Volume
106 L
Sizes
5

02 / 02 · downwind foil · 2025

Armstrong Downwind Mk III

The 115 L: rounded pin tail, medium nose, gently curved rails, the wide point 50.8 % of the way from the tail.

Side on, the nose lifts 159 mm off a flat table.

Length
7'7" 2311 mm
Width
469 mm
Thickness
146 mm
Volume
115 L
Sizes
5

Step by Step

Mk II (Downwind FG), 2024 → Mk III, 2025

The Mk III 115 L is 51 mm shorter and 38 mm narrower than the Mk II (Downwind FG) 116 L; its wide point moved 78 mm toward the tail.

listed length and width · wide point derived

Mk III 115 L over the Mk II (Downwind FG) 116 L, tails aligned, one scale
Mk III 115 L Mk II (Downwind FG) 116 L

Generations

As listed by Armstrong

Armstrong Downwind, every generation
generationyearsizeslengthswidths
Mk II (Downwind FG)20245 · 96–140 L2184–2565 mm495–552 mm
Mk III20255 · 95–135 L2108–2489 mm464–489 mm

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