What's happening at WING®:

WorkBoat Magazine Article Featuring Wing Sponsons

A great article featuring Wing sponsons.  Congratulations ACB!

 

WB  Article July 2010.pdf

P-Series Ad To Be Featured in Marine News

Check out this ad that will run in an upcoming Marine News!  The P-4.7 will be available this summer, and the P-5.3 this fall.

 

P-Series Ad 2010

P-Series Ad To Be Featured in WorkBoat Magazine

Check out this ad that will run in an upcoming WorkBoat magazine!  The P4.7 will be available this summer, and the P5.3 this fall.

 

P-Series Ad #2 2010

MSNBC: Inside the intense world of SEAL training (feauring the Wing IBS)

Jan. 25: From high-tech weapons and underwater demolition to hand-to-hand combat and parachuting into war zones, NBC’s Chris Jansing takes a look at the making of a Navy SEAL.

 

WorkBoat Magazine RIB Article Featuring WING

userfiles/WB RIB Article 10_2009.pdf

Press Release: Wing Introduces a Hypalon Inflatable Boat Series

Arcata, Calif., June 11, 2009 – In response to requests for a more transportable and attractively-priced inflatable boat option, Wing Inflatables has added a new series of Hypalon boats to its product offering. Known for its commercial-grade polyurethane inflatable boats and sponsons, Wing said the first model in the new series, the IB-530, gives customers a choice of products built to their specifications.

“We’ve built a reputation for producing extremely durable boats,” said Wing President Bill Wing. “And although Hypalon doesn’t initially demonstrate the level of puncture and abrasion resistance you see in polyurethane, we’ve taken measures to beef up the material and construction in the areas that historically see the most wear and tear. At roughly a third of the cost of polyurethane, we can afford to reinforce the Hypalon to our standards and still offer an attractive price point.” Wing said they have been developing specifications for the project for more than a decade, refining details and leveraging new technology to meet stringent quality, durability and performance requirements.

Another advantage of Hypalon material is that it can be easily rolled up for transport or storage - a benefit critical to many mobile rescue and military units.

The IB-530 can be equipped with a single engine or twin 50 horsepower outboards. It features a beefy 2” transom and special through-bolted transom-to-tube construction to accommodate the additional engine weight.

Two 5.3 meter (17’5”) prototypes were developed – one with a fixed steering console and the other tiller-operated and equipped with speed tubes. Each boat was powered by a single 115 horsepower Mercury Marine outboard engine. With a single person aboard each vessel, the company said both boats exceeded the original speed projections.

“The hull without the speed tubes exceeded 35 miles per hour and the hull with the speed tubes topped 50,” said Wing. “Of course, that was with a light load. You won’t see that with the maximum 13 passengers on board.”

Other features of the IB-530 include a transom-mounted drain assembly accessible from inside the boat, high capacity deck drains with elephant trunks to restrict water entry and an aluminum deck with D-rings.

Wing said a smaller member of the series will be introduced by the end of the year.

Press Release: Wing Inflatables Releases New Product Designed to Enhance PWC Stability and Afford Hull Protection

Arcata, Calif., May 27, 2009 – Originally developed for Special Ops applications, Wing Inflatables’ new RibSki™ dramatically improves personal watercraft (PWC) stability, provides quicker hole-shot performance, affords ample room for critical equipment and protects the PWC hull from impact. The RibSki features an aluminum hull and polyurethane collar combination that can be easily affixed or removed from most standard PWC hulls.

“The RibSki isn’t for the casual user,” said Wing president and founder Bill Wing. “It’s designed for extreme conditions – rapids, surf rescue, tight places with shallow water – places you go because you have to, not because you want to.”

Wing is quick to point out that the RibSki’s additional 280 pounds does not impede the PWC performance. “If anything, the RibSki enhances the PWC’s performance,” he said. “The additional hull surface area means you get up on plane quicker. And the collar helps you keep the right side up when things get dicey.”

Aside from enhancing lateral stability and providing fendering, the polyurethane collar provides flotation in the event of catastrophic damage. “If you impact something that breaches the aluminum hull and holes your PWC, at least you aren’t going to sink,” said Wing.

According to Wing, the RibSki is designed to take two or three people and gear into tight spots bigger RIBs cannot access – with the additional advantages of PWC speed and maneuverability. “The RibSki gives you the best of both worlds at a fraction of the cost of a comparably equipped RIB – if such a thing even existed,” he said. “And it doesn’t.”

The RibSki comes complete with the necessary hardware for adoption to most popular PWC hulls. Demonstration rides will be conducted during the MACC conference, June 16-18. For more information, call 386-423-1185.

About Wing Inflatables

Headquartered in Arcata, Calif., Wing Inflatables produces superior quality, extremely durable inflatable boats, RIBs, closed-cell foam collars and a vast array of products for specialty applications serving commercial markets. Wing is the largest supplier of inflatable tubes for RIBs in service with the United States Navy. For more information, visit http://www.wing.com or call 707-826-2887.

YouTube video of Navy SEALs "buds" training featuring our IBS

Here are some links with more buds training featuring our boats

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DeSyl1CGIQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zK56q4gZCSE&feature=related

Press: 'Air Tubes Saved My Life' from Professional Mariner magazine

Florida pilot applies some lessons learned from his brush with death

Knowles is grateful that the pilots’ launch, a rigid inflatable boat, or RIB, has air-filled tubes on its sides. The 67-year-old pilot said those inflatable tubes prevented him from being crushed between the pilot vessel and the 293-foot containership Campeche Bay.

Wing Tubes of Course! Read complete story:

www.professionalmariner.com/ME2/dirmod.asp

"Navy boats take wing." Wing featured in in San Fransico Chronicle

AN AMERICAN PORTRAIT: Sept. 11 - Aug. 7

Navy boats take wing

...Arcata firm assumes an unlikely, though pivotal, role for military...Improbable as it may sound, Wing Inflatables, a small firm shoehorned into a couple of gritty warehouses in this little town on the margins of Humboldt Bay, has become a major defense contractor...

Read full story from the San Fransisco Chronicle August 7, 2002