What's happening at WING®:
- WorkBoat Magazine Article Featuring Wing Sponsons Jul 22 2010
- P-Series Ad To Be Featured in Marine News Mar 23 2010
- P-Series Ad To Be Featured in WorkBoat Magazine Mar 23 2010
- MSNBC: Inside the intense world of SEAL training (feauring the Wing IBS) Jan 26 2010
- WorkBoat Magazine RIB Article Featuring WING Jan 08 2010
- Press Release: Wing Introduces a Hypalon Inflatable Boat Series Sep 10 2009
- Press Release: Wing Inflatables Releases New Product Designed to Enhance PWC Stability and Afford Hull Protection Jun 08 2009
- YouTube video of Navy SEALs "buds" training featuring our IBS May 30 2009
- Press: 'Air Tubes Saved My Life' from Professional Mariner magazine May 15 2008
- "Navy boats take wing." Wing featured in in San Fransico Chronicle Aug 08 2002
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.
