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[quote=smfinley][quote=Dreamweaver]Scott, does your H18 have wings? If so do you like them? Pros & cons![/quote]

Yes mine H18 has the old style Magnum wings and I love them. The only con I can think of is added weight if you race, which I don't.  Also the downwind wing will start dragging in the water if you get the hull to high  ;-)

For pros the primary one is comfort.  Sitting in an upright position like sitting on a park bench while sailing is a great feeling on a cat.  Also gets the crew off the jib adjustment track that runs down the hull, wife doesn't like how that feels.  Also trapped out off the wing is a great feeling, you start 2' off the water and go up from there.   They enable me at ~200lbs to be out in 15mph winds without fear by myself.  Also delays the point where you need someone on the wire, some of my crew don't like the trap out and sitting on the wing is similar leverage to trapping out on a boat without wings.

Also if the wind is light you can sit on the hull and use the wing as a back rest.  Wife also found they make nice places to take a knap.

I am in big favor of the wings as you might be able to tell.  The H17 wings look similar but never sailed one.[/quote]

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