World's fastest skate sail
Ice skate sailing in wings, 75 mph, 120 km/h, and possibly much faster, 100 mph, 160 km/h?

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Here I sail one of my wings. It hangs on the shoulders and I wear ice skates.    Wind is very light, you can hardly feel it in your face, still speed is some 40 km/h, 25 MPH, or some 6 times faster than the wind.

For sale Building and sailing instructions. A Skate Sailing article. Click here to start sailing video with sound (13 sec, 290 kb) NEW. Museum of Modern Skate Sailing NEWS:  Speed sailing wing, 160 km/h, 100 mph? Old wing modified to be reefed from the back.

A wing sailor sailing at top speed in strong wind. He leans to windward to balance the force of the wind. Speed is some 120 km/h, 75 mph. Ice-Wing Cabriolet, has good performance for its size because the sailor makes no air resistance.  Rolls into a tubular pack for storage or transport on the ice when there is no wind.

 

The wing skate sail beats big ice boats, an incredible performance for its size and simplicity.    With no restrictions

to the design, it is probably the most challenging ice sailing class to design, build and sail.    It has not yet really

been tried on land, with roller skates, on skate board or on a bicycle. Will you be first to beat the land yachts?

 

"You travel in a state between flying and falling. Sailing on one skate, leaning into a wind which

every little change is transmitted directly to your body. The only sound is the faint whistle

of the wind outside your wing." That is skate sailing according to one of the addicts.

 

Wing skate sailing, 120 km/h, 75 mph

The world's fastest skate sail, 120 km/h (75 mph). Wing skate sail evolution. I beat the large American ice boats. NEWS: Testing wing for speed sailing, 160 km/h, 100 mph? Old wing modified to be reefed from the back, with four different areas from 4 to 8,5 sq. m.  Land, water and snow sailing with wing skate sails. Why I design skate sails and not ice boats. FAQ: Why tall skates? What happens when you fall? ...  In Stockholm we have wing sails which you can borrow for a test sail.

Extreme sailing skates 30 cm (1 feet) high. The height can be changed by replacing the read tubes with others of different length. Light wind and good ice: With high skates you can carry a tall sail with large area = a fast sail. Strong wind: Low skates and a lower small sail.

Methods for measuring: Lift to drag ratio of traction kites and sailing crafts. Pull and Cl of traction kites.

Swedish skate sailing history.

Links to ice and snow sailing pages. Also related pages.

 

This table is in Swedish - English version: NEWS:  Speed sailing wing, 160 km/h, 100 mph? Old wing modified to be reefed from the back. Publikationen Isseglingsnytt!  Vingskridskosegel för hastighetssegling klart: 160 km/t? (Mars 2001) Speedseglets bakgrund. (Feb -99) Vinge modifieras med rev i akterkant. Skall få fyra olika segelytor från 4 till 8,5 kvadratmeter. (Mars 2001) Sökes: Medhjälpare för rekordslagning med skridskosegel. (Feb. -99) Låna ett vingskridskosegel!

The best tactical compass for sail boats? You see the wind shifts directly on the compass! No figures to read, write or compare. Can it get simpler?

The position of the white pointer, see animation right, directly shows where the direction of the wind is between best lift and worst header.

Second hand for sale: The first successful wing sail, wing sails, skates, traction kites, hand sail.

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