2010 catalogue - Windsurfing44

Inspired by NatureBarry Spanier : In 1984 when Fred Haywood and I were working together daily we shared ideascontinuously about speed, speed, and more speed. One day he showed up at the MauiSails loft with aperfect wing to study and emulate. Sadly, this poor owl must have been hit by a car because he foundit dead near the highway, and one wing was almost torn from the body. Being a respectful Hawaiian, hemade sure to bury and revere the remains but kept the torn off wing for us to study.I have spent many hours handling and feeling this perfect ‘design’ move through the air and stillcontinue to compare our efforts to create this kind of aerodynamic perfection out of carbon andplastic with what can be learned in nature.Find out more about the Owl’s Wing on www.mauisails.com in the video section.