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~ Home ~ Design ~ Specs ~ Photos ~ Tips ~ ~ Testimonials ~ Accessories ~ Contact Us ~ Flying WheelsIt is true that if you remove the friction of a wheel on the road, your S2 will go a little faster, but if you flip the boat upside down, then you stop! It is a very fine line. Flyin' wheels is sailing on the edge ~ it's exciting, looks cool, and can be fast. But it takes practice to do it well, and a lot of running after your capsized Stealth. The bottom line - performance sailors keep the wheels on the ground and when they see one get off the ground, they immediately get it back down. An unusual characteristic of land yachts is that when you start to tip over (or raise a wheel), you turn away from the wind to bring the wheel back down. In a sailboat, of course, it is just the opposite ~ turning into the wind decreases the pressure on the sails. So remember, "Wheel up, turn down".
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