Cressi

Cressi Aquawing Plus BCD

A one-size-fits-all wing-style BCD with an anodized aluminum backplate and Cressi's patented Modular Adjustment System harness.

Wing / backplate

Modular harness and wing, the standard technical-diving setup. Expect to configure backplate, wing, and harness separately rather than buying a fixed jacket.

Cressi Aquawing Plus BCD
4.6Comparison Score
$799.95
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Released—
Stylewing backplate
Weight-integratedYes
Lift capacity29.3 lbs
Backplatealuminum
D-rings5
Trim pocketsYes
MaterialCordura wing fabric with 210D nylon internal bladder
Travel-friendlyYes
Dry weight2900g
Fitunisex
SizesOne-size (MAS-adjustable, fits XS-XL)

"Lift capacity" is the manufacturer-rated buoyancy the wing/bladder can provide at the surface. Match it to your exposure suit, tank, and weighting, not the biggest number available.

Pros
  • Anodized aluminum backplate keeps dry weight to about 6.4 lb while adding rigid stability, lighter than a stainless-steel backplate-and-wing
  • Patented Modular Adjustment System uses a single 50mm webbing belt to fit a wide range of body types without swapping harness parts
  • 5 stainless-steel D-rings plus dual hip trim pockets and an SMB pocket give it more storage than most one-size wings
Cons
  • 29.3 lb of lift is modest next to Cressi's own higher-capacity Aquawing Max, so it may not suit doubles, drysuits, or heavy ballast
  • One-size MAS harness offers less fine-tuned fit than sized harness systems on some competing backplate-and-wings
Diver community sentiment
Mostly positive

Scuba Diving magazine's ScubaLab multi-tester panel gave the Aquawing Plus a "Best Buy" award for backplate/wing BCDs, praising comfort, trim, and rock-solid stability, but flagging that the left shoulder dump valve failed the flow-rate test and was "almost painfully slow." An independent hands-on review from an instructor/tech diver echoed this, praising the soft harness padding, easy Modular Adjustment System sizing, and trim comparable to a personal steel backplate rig. Actual community forum chatter specifically about this model is scarce; the one dedicated Scubaboard thread found drew no substantive owner feedback.

Scuba Diving Magazine: ScubaLab BCD test, Aquawing Plus Best BuyDIVEIN: Cressi Aquawing hands-on review

Summarized from public forum discussion (Scubaboard, Reddit, and similar), not a survey we ran ourselves. See the linked threads for the original conversations.

The Aquawing Plus is Cressi’s one-size backplate-and-wing BCD, built around an anodized aluminum backplate and a donut-style wing sized for single-tank diving. Its patented Modular Adjustment System lets one harness fit a broad range of body types via a single adjustable webbing belt, and it includes ditchable hip weight pockets, rear trim pockets, and 5 stainless-steel D-rings. It suits divers moving from jacket BCDs into backplate-and-wing configurations who want a simpler, single-size setup for warm-water and travel diving.