Bjoern Dunkerbeck (12 time World Champion)

"Keep everything as still and stable as possible, allow the rig to breathe and fine tune constantly. The fundamental appears basic, but the performance demand this places on the rig is infinite.

When we set out to develop the REFLEX Race program, every single size has been redesigned from the ground up, to deliver unbeatable performance."

Steve Allen (3 time Formula World Champion)

"There is a big inspiration to be found in wing design; it's about the smooth efficiency and constant minute trim of a bird in flight. Beyond all the inspiring ideas, we developed a range that guarantees race winning performance and sizes that have been going faster and faster."

Ben Severne

"Steve's ongoing fascination with the whole bird wing really reopened the debate on some of the key aspects of design. Of course it's not new to be looking at nature or birds, but design and technology are evolving constantly. This concept, along with Bjorn's unique views on straight line speed, evolved my view of the sailor and the rig as a single biomechanical organism. This evolved into the Living Wing ideology.

Ultimately we redeveloped our design software to deal with the required changes in shaping philosophy and skin tension. This was done in conjunction with significant changes in aspect ratio, luff length and every aspect of the skeletal structure of the rig."