Mr. Tarleton,

You are 110% correct about the 'wings'.

A H17 came to rolex a couple of years ago, he was from Texas ( the boat name was 'USS Enterpoop').

Anyway, we were in the same class, with H16's, N5.8, P19mx's, N5.5sl.

The H17 driver would slowly go from hull to wing, as the wind picked up,...then I would see him go to trap on the wing, as the wind went to another level,....I admit, I was envious of his technology,.....that design is very applicable to many wind/wave ranges!

In fact, right now, I am working on a set of 'racks' for the I 17,...for the same reason you have them,....they make it a better boat!

I checked out the pics,...great shots, especially with the skyline in background. As the pics show, the driver appears to only use that rear 50% of the wing,......this is what I want,.....just from the board back,.....so, my 'wing' dimension is from rear xbeam to board well,...about 3 feet.

Any suggestions on design?

regards,
'a fan of racks/wings'

Bruce
St. Croix