Wings are OK for lighter crews. You bring the weight out easily and sitting on wings in chop and stronger wind is kind of a magical experience; plus the perspective of standing on the wingtips in trapeze ...
Wings are crap for heavyer sailors (like me). They only work as a kind of backrest because you dont get the weight back in that fast when squatting out there. You're faster in and out with the trapeze. They also add some weight and (worse of all) they make jumping aboard quite difficult.
They suck when you start, they suck when you get back to the beach and they suck when you have to get on board after a capsize...
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