GEAR: WHICH WING TO CHOOSE FOR FREERIDE?
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Overview of the 2026 GONG wings from the perspective of versatility
The most versatile and easiest to use is the Plus. It’s the wing that does everything well, it ticks every box. It’s not very physical: it pulls hard, delivers great power, yet remains super easy to handle. It’s the do-it-all wing, made for everyone, with no surprises.
It’s ideal for beginners because it’s easy to control and provides solid, consistent power that helps you take off effortlessly. Advanced wing foilers appreciate its lightness and intuitive handling. Upwind performance is excellent, and the glide on crosswind points of sail is smooth and enjoyable, a true pleasure in freeride conditions.
Equipped with semi-rigid textile handles, it’s fully modular. With just a few turns of a screw, you can switch to rigid handles for more precision, or add a boom for continuous grip along the entire span. Versatility is absolute.
Wing foiler : Moritz, GONG Team Rider, with the Lance FSP 2X, Plus wing and X-Over foil.
Versatility and Performance
When we talk about versatility at a high level of performance, that’s a different story. The Droid offers incredible versatility, but always with power. It’s a wing built around acceleration, relaunch, and clean, direct pull. It drives you forward, it pulls hard, and from there, it can do everything: ride waves, launch into tricks, and in its Pro Team Series finish, it’s capable of winning both a freestyle world title and a slalom world title.
So here, we’re talking about absolute versatility, but in a performance-focused version. Jumping, turning, going fast, it can do it all.
Wing foilers: Charlie and Bastien, GONG team riders, on the Cruzader Point LW and Cruzader Diamond, Droid (Perf Series), HM mast, and Veloce foils.
The finesse of the Neutra
Then there’s the Neutra, which represents another kind of versatility. Its smoothness and finesse deliver some of the best freeride sessions you’ll ever experience. It glides effortlessly, never pulls too hard. It’s feline, gentle, yet incredibly efficient. Whether in freefly or on the waves, it becomes almost “transparent”: it disappears behind you, fades out in your hands when freeflying, and gives you power exactly when you need it.
Wing foiler: Malo, GONG team rider, on the Lethal FSP Pro, Neutra Boom (Perf Series), HM85 mast, Fluid front wing, and Ypra Surf-Freestyle stabilizer.
Handle options
To offer you total versatility, the Droid and Neutra Perf Series wings are available either with the GFS modular handle system (semi-rigid, rigid (by default) or boom) or in a boom-only version.
Conclusion
In the end, the answer depends on what you mean by versatility:
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For doing everything easily and effortlessly — choose the Plus.
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For doing everything with power and performance — choose the Droid.
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For doing everything with finesse, smoothness, and fluidity — choose the Neutra.
