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Videos: Ice Wing sail wins One of a Kind race Ice Wing Sail. Top speed 70 mph, 110 km/h. Leads kite sailor. Note: Sails on one skate
Prices with reservation for printing errors.
Sail in Wing Ice Wing Speed. 100 mph?, 160 km/h?
One of only two wing skate sails designed for high speeds, as far as I know. Building instructions. For more information see below. Short sailing video
Extremely low high speed wing. 100 mph?, 160 km/h? One of only two wing skate sails designed for high speeds, as far as I know. For more information see below.
Course racing wing skate sail - with largest transparent front. Very decorative with its red ribs that clearly show the streamline shape. For more information see below.
Ice-Wing Cabriolet
It has good performance for its sail area because the sailor makes very little air resistance.
It is a nice complement to the Ice Wing Competition as it can be sailed comfortably in strong winds, some 20 knots, 10 m/s, because of its small sail area.
Rolls into a compact tubular pack for storage or for transport on the ice when there is no wind. For more information see below.
Photo temporarely removed because photo for sale other place.
1. Personal stream lining dramatically reduces an ice sailors aerodynamik resistance. For more information see below.
2. Sail design that is not limited to height as pull is independent of its height. For more information see below.
Extremely tall, 1 feet, 37 cm, sailing skates. Height can be varied in two steps, by changing the red tubes, for shorter ones. Not for sailing. The design is too flexible, skates not completely following boot. Caused a crash and a damaged sail in wing skate sail. For more information see below.
Four inch, ten cm, custom made, tall sailing skates. Side view at bottom. For more information see below.
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Front
My skate sailing overall, front. I was in South Korea, Seoul, and noticed they made ski dresses on order. Had this overall made with plenty of embroderies.
Back
Back
Content of my carry all bag
Content of my carry all bag
From left, upper row: Ice pick, carry all bag, flotation vest, skates (shown in two heights), box with tubes for different skate heights, knee pads, white hip pads, shoulder pads. Below pads: Check list "all in bag", bottle for warm drink, insulation for do.
Next row: Ice claws, heaving line, ropes to tye sail to car top, red jacket to make photo of person more colorful, insulating pants for cold weather, below some - 10 C.
Bottom row: For speed measurements: Measuring tape, two stop watches, note paper, wind speedometer.
A 3-D scale model of an Ice Wing skate sail. Frame is 36 x 49 cm. Can also be mounted on supplied wood base.
Price some US$990
A collection of Ice Claws, which you use if you end up in water to pull yourself up onto the ice again. C:a 1960 and later. Price US$40 each.I would not trust the red plastic ones to still be strong enough for practical use.
Badges. Clockwise from upper left: North Shrewsbury Ice Boat Yacht Club - Red bank 1982. (George Blair of that club bought the Ice Wing I brought to and sailed in the US). Skate-Sailing Association of America. (Gift from Basil Camener, the then commodore of the Ass.) Svenska Isseglarförbunded SISF (Swedish Ice Sailing Association).
Ice Wing International plastic sticker badge to mount inside transparent surface. usd 8
Ice Wing International fabric badge. usd20
A collection of Ice Claws, which you use if you end up in water to pull yourself up onto the ice again. C:a 1960 and later. Price US$40 each.I would not trust the red plastic ones to still be strong enough for practical use.
Badges. Clockwise from upper left: North Shrewsbury Ice Boat Yacht Club - Red bank 1982. (George Blair of that club bought the Ice Wing I brought to and sailed in the US). Skate-Sailing Association of America. (Gift from Basil Camener, the then commodore of the Ass.) Svenska Isseglarförbunded SISF (Swedish Ice Sailing Association).
Ice Wing International plastic sticker badge to mount inside transparent surface. usd 8
Ice Wing International fabric badge. usd20
Videos, 2 VHS Casettes from 1980s. From Australian TV Programs "Beyond 2000" and "Beyond Tomorrow."
Photos, some 2000 , mostly 24 x 36 mm transparencies. Skate sails, also non sail inside wing sails. Crashed wings. Skates. Transport.
For some examples see: https://sites.google.com/site/wingskatesailpict/
Parts for wing sails. For more information see below.
Folder
Sketches of Designs and Diary of Sailing, Testing, Modifications. From around 1973 to 2011. Some: 15 sailings per season, 50 hand written pages in Swedish. Photo: Sketch of the sail which I sailed at the Swedish Campionship 1976, foto above left, marked S3. Click to enlarge.
The picture left, shows one of my traction kites being launched by a helper on ice. The kite is connected with two lines to the sailor, who is to the left of the kite. I have built, apart from many small prototypes, some five larger kites of this type. The largest with a span of 11 meters (33 ft) when flat. Some of these I still have, and can sell. There seems to be plenty of scope for more efficient, faster pulling, traction kites. Who is coming up with the design?
Skate parts. Upper two are aluminium extrusions, in cm: L=50, W=6.5, H=1.5. And two fitting stainless steel runners L=50, W=0.15, H=3.8. Usd300.
Lower two are mild steel, easy to sharpen and adjust runner curve, runners L=51, W=0.2, H=5. Usd200.
I and two of my friends did some years ago spend considerable time to develop a Traction Kite that has better performance than the existing ones - no luck. But I have some 30 pages, from several years, of sketches, notes from testing, sailing, modifications.
For museums, display, sailing or decoration. See below for prices and detailed information.
Museums and collectors can probably get professional video footage from the Australian TV program "Beyond 2000" which visited Sweden and made a program about these Stand Inside Wing Sails. And search Internet, eg Youtube, wing skates sail and Ice Wing Sail.
For some of the items designer sketches, building and modification notes and photos are available. My Ice skate sailing diary from around 1975 also available, sketches, building, sail testing, modifications, race results, wind speed, ice conditions...
The World's first successful stand Sail-in-Wing skate sail, as far as I know. Has superior speed compared to the then current design, from around 1904 - it took some 70 years for something faster to be developed. Collector or museum piece.
This is the first Sail-in-Wing skate sail which competed in a Swedish National Championships, Jan. 1976 - and showed superior speed.
It is probably also the world's first successful Sail-in-Wing skate sail.
It is made of polyester sail cloth and all the aluminium construction is missing - not difficult to replace. It had a stabilizer with a rudder maneuvered with a handle in front of the sailor. It has two reefs at the top. It has been sailed a lot and is in quite good condition.
Dimensions when not reefed: Bottom cord 2.3 m. Top cord 1.3 m. Height 3.15 m. Areas: 5.5/4.2/3.6 sqm. Weight some 12 kg.
Only the polyester cloth. All the aluminium construction is missing - some hours work to replace. An nearly identical complete Sail-in-Wing skatesail is available in Sweden. Contact me to get in touch with owner. Can be used as a master to reconstruct the original wing sail.
Some drawings, sketches and notes from the construction, sailing and the many modifications are available.
Designer, builder and sailor Anders Ansar.
Price some US$9900 (Compare: A new, non historical, Wing Skate Sail costs around US$7000.)
160 km/h?, 100 mph?, speed stand inside wing skate sails. The only two high speed skate sail as far as I know. For sail, display or Museum. Short sailing video
Under construction
General requirements for High Speed Wing skate sailing. See next frame for two high speed sails.
See also: Four Speed Records to possibly break/establish with an Ice Wing Sail
World's two only High Speed stand inside wing skate sails - as far as I know
It has a window of poly carbonate, 30 cm high, in the leading edge, starting 144 cm from the bottom.
The wing has a vertical stabilizer on a boom. The stabilizer is steered via lines with a handle in front of the sailor.
At tests in moderate winds, speed some 60 km/h, 40 mph, stabilizer was flexing around its boom. Have been fixed with a second higher boom.
For transport and storage it folds into a very compact some 2 x .4 x .5 m, 7 x 1.5 x 2 feet, package. weight around 10 kg, 22 lb.
Some rough drawings, sketches and notes from the construction and test sails and modifications are available.
Designer, builder and sailor Anders Ansar. Price some US$8900
A stream lined top and a closure between wing lower edge and the ice, of the heeled wing, is needed for best performance and will be fitted.
Some rough drawings, sketches and notes from the construction are available.
It was originally designed to be sailed by the sailor sitting down on his heels. Special skates were made with a leaning forward down foot plate. But when sailing it turned out that this was not a possible sailing position because the movement of the legs and skates was too restricted. To counter wind gusts one must be able to do sometimes large adjustments sideways.
Now it is sailed with the body around horisontal.
Designer, builder and sailor Anders Ansar. Price some US$8900
The sail area of this high speed sail, 170 km/h?, 110 mph?, is only 2.5 sqm, or half that of an ordinary course racing wing.
It is made of polyester sail cloth with horizontal aluminum ribs. It is held taught by vertical aluminum struts. Its width is tailor made for a quite thin person like me 70 kg, 155 lb., 185 cm, (6 ft 6 inch). The width at shoulder height can be altered relatively easy by removing and reshaping ribs.
The height of the sail is 2.6 m, sail area 2.95 sqm, reef able to height 2.1 m, sail area 2.5 sqm.
The sail area of this high speed sail, 190 km/h?, 120 mph?, is only 1.7 sqm, or less than half of an ordinary course racing wing.
The height is 1.14 m, 4 ft. The average cord is 1.46 m.
It has a front of poly carbonate.
The rear is made of polyester sail cloth with horizontal aluminum ribs.
For transport and storage it folds into a very compact some 1.5 x .5 x .5 m, 4.5 x 2 x 2 feet, package. weight around 5 kg, 11 lb.
Course racing wing skate sail for display or sailing
This wing sail is an extraordinary design as its transparent front section is so large that the whole sailor is visible. The brightly red colored forward ribs also adds to the impression.
The top white section has been discarded.
With its extra ordinary design the sail is most suitable for display purposes.
The wing is near new condition. Cloth is light polyester sail cloth.
The rear aluminium tube battens need to be remade.
Some rough drawings, sketches and notes from the construction work is available.
Designer and builder is me, Anders Ansar.
Price some 8900 US$.
Ice-Wing Cabriolet
It has good performance for its sail area because the sailor makes very little air resistance.
It is a nice complement to the Ice Wing Competition as it can be sailed comfortably in strong winds, some 20 knots, 10 m/s, because of its small sail area.
Rolls into a compact tubular pack for storage or for transport on the ice when there is no wind.
Price some US$900
1. Personal Streamlining - reduces aerodynamic drag dramatically. 2. Sail design that is not limited to height - gives more efficiency
Photo temporarely removed because photo for sale other place.
1. Personal Stream Lining, Blue, dramatically reduces an ice sailors aerodynamik resistance. Relative wind speeds are very high in ice sailing, in the order of 40 knots, 20 m/s. Creating body drag in the order of 60 lbs, 30 kp, 300 N.
Price usd950
2. Sail design that is not limited to height as pull is independent of its height. A tall sail is faster but standing in a wing practical maximum height is some 3 yards, 3 m. One can even envison the pull of this sail connected to the skate and sail force can be roughly doubled leading to a considerable speed increase.
The aluminium parts need to be replaced
Price US$1500
Extremely tall, 1 feet, 30 cm, sailing skates. Hight can be varied by changing the red tubes for shorter ones.
There are three sets of red tubes; for the skate heights; 4 inch, 10 cm. 8 inch, 20 cm, and 12 inch, 30 cm.
You can't make them much taller or you will not be able to get up standing, without help, after you are laying on the ice after falling while sailing.
In light wind you can use the maximum height and get better speed because of the larger leverage from your body weight and ability to carry a taller sail.
In strong winds and especially with rough ice the lowest height is you best bet - you may avoid a fall.
The actual skate has been subject to numerous modifications and have a lot of holes drilled in the foot plate.
Not for sailing. The design is too flexible, skates not completely following boot. Caused a crash and a damaged stand inside wing skate sail.
Price US$ 1200
10 cm tall custom made skates
10 cm tall custom made skates
Bottom in picture is the side view.
Height 10 cm. Length 53 cm. Runner of stainless 1.5 mm steel. Each stiffened at lower edge with two 2 x 2 cm L-shaped aluminum extrusions.
Foot plate of black anodized extruded aluminum.
Used, but almost in condition as new.
No bindings. Mount skate or ski bindings on skate or fasten with bolts and nuts through sole of alpine ski boot.
Design, built and used by Anders Ansar.
Price 990 USD
Parts for wing sails
Dimensions in cm. Open sketches in separate window for better readability.
Sold!
Fabric, 2 piece used Mylar and forward front ribs
All fabric Mylar sail. No stiff forward front. Very compact for transport and storage. Some five aluminum tube ribs missing. In very good condition.
Was not competetive in racing. Probably because of lack of a smooth plastic front. Fabric can be cut and used on sail with plastic front. Price usd 350
All fabric sail. No stiff front, small in storage and transport. The some four aluminum tube ribs missing. Was not competetive in racing. Probably because of lack of a smooth plastic front. Fabric can be cut and used on sail with plastic front.
Price usd 300
Add on Top sail. Ads to a basic wing for light air sailing, below some 6-8 knots, 3 - 4 m/s. A bit battered.
Price usd 300
Dimensions, cm, fabric above.
Price, usd, 2 piece cloth 250. Ribs 500
If you have any questions please let me know!
For plenty of information see my Wing Skate Sailing Home Page.
Things from my desk. Sailing boats I have raced and sailed. My cars. My humble abode.
100 MPH?, 160 km/h? My design High Speed Wing Skate Sail. Sailor in wing The only one in the world, as far as I know.
This is a small area wing sail and should therefore be able to reach higher speeds before you are over powered.
With this wing over powering should come around 100 mph, 160 km/h.
Wing still in modification and testing phase - and right high speed conditions are very rare - about once a year.
Photo: The wing hangs on the shoulders and I wear ice skates.
It sails 4 times faster than the wind.
Some 100 have been built world wide. I have designed, built and raced some twenty of these wings.
I think I was first to show that skate sailing in wings is much faster that its predecessor with the sailor standing to leeward of a fabric sail. Top speed is some 75 MPH, 120 km/h. That is 30% faster than its predecessor.
75 MPH, 120 km/h. My design Course Racing Wing Skate Sail
Small boat sailing to Iceland on the cold northern Atlantic OceanSailed with a friend, Lennart Berglund, in his 28 ft boat. A very rewarding three months trip: From Stockholm, east coast Sweden, Kiel Canal in Germany, west of England, Scotland, Faeroe Islands, Iceland, (from there by airplane to Greenland, Kulusuk), Shetland Islands, Norway, Goeta Canal from west to east through Sweden, Stockholm.
At night 39 F, 4 C, approaching Iceland.
On the west coast of England we got a Gale Warning. As the nearest port we had a chart for was Liverpool we headed there. (As charts were expensive then, USD20, we only had a few). We got in before the storm hit....
Boats that I have sailed and raced
A C-class sailing canoe (local Swedish design). An Elvström Trapetz two man dinghy. A Star Boat. Two Tornado Catamarans, once an Olympic class. Two Laser dinghies.When I sold my first Tactical Compass, Ansar 1, to sailors I was engaged as a tactician on a 6 m R-yacht and a very successful Scampi Half Ton Class, Lady Luck.
Photo. Camping trip in a Laser Dinghy This was on large Lake Saimaa in Finland for half a month with a friend in his dinghy.
The view from my humble abode in central Stockholm, Sweden. Beyond the water, a bay, lies the Karlberg Palace. The bay is connected to the oceans. There is a public jetty just outside my abode so you can arrive by boat for a visit.
The construction of the palace started 1634. (I just saw that the construction of Taj Mahal (which I have visited some three times) started 1632.)
My second car, so far the last, was the very powerful British Jaguar Mk II, 3.4 litre, 1962. 120 mph, 200 km/h, with a 210 hp engine. "The 3.8 litre Mk II had outstanding performance and was for a long time the fastest production saloon car in the world."
At the back of the front seats were little fold down tables - appreciated by my friends when they had a drink. A girlfriend wasn't apparently at all impressed by the car - she thought it was a ca 1950 Volvo Taxi, 90 hp. Video of driving Jaguar Mk II at full speed. My Jaguar car full spec here.
Freelance photography and writing. E.g. my E-Book: 100 steps to Ultra Light Luggage and Less Heat Stress
Photo: No-Bag-Travel. All in the pockets for weeks!
After decades of traveling light on the world's hot roads in sixty countries, several circumnavigations, minimizing, testing and eliminating gear - finding ways to manage without, I have writen the above E-Book.
My Tactical Compasses for Sail Racing.
Wind shifts At-A-GlanceAnimation: The position of the central pointer gives you the wind shift information At-A-Glance! Wind is here from the right. "It helped me to gain at least three or four places in each major regatta", writes Ed Baird, about the Ansar 1 compass.
Other famous buyers are Iain Murray, Australia, Peter Norlin, Sweden.
Me in my first car, a MGA 1959. Bought second hand around 1961, when I was 19 years old. Nice British job. Top speed 93 mph, 150 km/ h. 72 hp. It came with a Hard Top - came handy in the cold and snowy winter conditions in Stockholm, Sweden.
I was lucky - it was bought with an inheritance from an aunt. Thank you very much Auntie! She sadly passed away at a relatively young age. Video of nicely restored MGA. Full car spec here.
Me in my first car, a MGA 1959.
Jaguar Mk II, 3.4 litre, 1962. Mine was black and did not have wire wheels.
My water color. Star Class sailboat.
Illustrating an article, in the Swedish boating magazine Båtnytt (for which I wrote many articles illustrated with my photos),
My water color, River Nile Felucca.
My water color, Bamboo tourist accomodation hut.
Viewed from my hut, on Lamai Beach, island Koh Samui, Thailand, which I have visited many times. Cirka 1990. Later huts were changed for more solid ones.
My water colored drawing, Young coconut tree.
Maybe drawn in Indonesia.
I sent copies of the drawing to several friends - with the warning: Don't make the same mistake as some of Gauguin's friends - throw it away - or your decendants may miss a fortune. :)
Illustrating an article, in the Swedish boating magazine Båtnytt (for which I wrote many articles illustrated with my photos), together with the Star Class sail boat about my sail on the River Nile, Egypt. Both are light wind boats with plenty of sail area.
(My note: Latest version of this table is here on IW page, 29 June 2018)
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