[quote=southstars2012]Since Revintage brought up a picture of our Inter 20 wings on Team Ketch Me if you Can for the 2017 Race to Alaska ([url=https://www.facebook.com/TeamKetch/]facebook team page here[/url]), I figured I owed some more details on our wings and the research we did -- I had promised to do this a while ago but didn't get to it since the race in June...
First off, it's fair to say there are many ways to skin this cat, both looking at production and custom designs. Below are just some of the inspirations we used - I thought it would help to have them all referenced in one place.
(1) Hobie has various styles: see descriptions [url=https://static.hobiecat.com/2010_archive/media/pdf/euro_wings.pdf]here[/url] and [url=https://www.thebeachcats.com/pictures?g2_itemId=61739]here[/url] (don't miss p2). Good pictures of a "Classic" [url=https://www.hobie.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=36064&hilit=Centralmichigansailor&start=15]Hobie 18SX wing assembly[/url] here. Note: this is older Hobie wings from Hobie sailing heyday, pre-Hobie Getaway era (short stubby wings).
(2) Nacra/Prindle wings: see on CatSailor [url=https://www.catsailor.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=62571]here[/url] and [url=https://www.catsailor.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=225745]here[/url] -- these look pretty flimsy to me (unsupported fore & aft, no upwards support via halyard, all loads concentrated in beam ends)
(3) Mystere 6.0 custom wings: see discussion on [url=https://www.catsailor.com/forums/ubbthreads.php/topics/274206]CatSailor[/url] (good info on Hobie wings too) and [url=https://www.thebeachcats.com/pictures?g2_itemId=109394]pics on this forum here[/url]
(4) M32 wings: see pics [url=http://www.catsailingnews.com/2011/05/marstrom-32-launch.html]here[/url] and [url=http://www.yachtingworld.com/yachts-and-gear/m32-catamaran-a-high-speed-cat-for-the-world-match-racing-tour-69883]here[/url]
If you google "wings" on TheBeachCats, CatSailor and HobieForums, you get a lot more details, but it helps to know what to look for. The above cover a lot of the most common styles.<!-- editby --><em>Edited by southstars2012 on Nov 15, 2017 - 03:50 AM.</em><!-- end editby --> [/quote]
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