Could this be the future of sailing?

Many rigid wing sails have been developed in yachting during the past few years. Their performance has been without a doubt excelling and overtaking the classical rig as we know. Used largely in sailing competition such as the America’s cup, the rigid wing sails still remain very complex for the everyday use and for large sailing boat.

Furthermore, the marine transport is booming, wind energy is always pushed forward, but the designers and builders do not have a real solution to control the effort.

This is why our team developed a new concept of sail that could resolve all these issues, called IWS aka Inflated Wing Sails.

This new technology was inspired by paragliders which allies simplicity, performance and are user friendly.

IWS is a revolution in super yachts, cruise ships and transport yachts as almost all inherent forces of the mono-surface sails are now dissolved and it purifies the deck from all unnecessary hardware, rigging and much more.

After two years of developing and testing IWS in all wind conditions on a 5.5 JI sailing boat, we finally finalised our first step of development and are ready to promote its concept in the yachting and marine transport world.

Details: http://inflatedwingsails.com/en

Note: Thanks to the IWS ground-breaking concept, Edouard Kessi has been invited to speak at the Yacht Racing Forum 2017 in Aarhus, Denmark the 27th and 28th November.

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