Boiler70, it sounds like you are agreeing with me rather than disagreeing, because my post referred specifically to the light and shifty wind conditions which are experienced in most parts of the country in the summer. And I am certainly not an expert -- I'm just giving my personal opinion as a crew who has had some very bruising experiences with the wings on Hobies. And it is not the wings themselves that are the problem -- it is those things that attach them to the boat. I am sure the real problem is that I am just not young and agile enough.