As advanced as the Shadows and Chris Cats were for their time...... They were designed and built 20 years after the Switzer.
I know I can speak for George Linder, as well as myself in stating that we are both still in awe of what The Switzers accomplished. We had the first outboard offshore cat (Shadow).......and our design ran in the low 80's on its maiden voyage with two 3.4/300 hp O/B motors. That was considered "revolutionary" because the other hulls of that time(vee monohulls) couldn't get out of the 60's with same power....... and most of the other hulls tested suffered broken transoms from the power and weight of those motors. Later on the twin 2.4 engine Shadows competed with (and beat) the triple 2.4 engine vees...... (more speed....33% less power)...in all water conditions , thereby forever raising the speed and performance bar, and we are proud of that. But that , IMHO, does not equal the near mythic achievement that the "Wing" represented. What the Switzer team did in a matter of a few months back in the 60's.........echoes throughout the world to this day.

T2x

T2x,
I am sure that it was truely amazing for the time unfortunately a little before my time, i do remember seeing a boat in wyandotte, michigan at a ramp that was simular, tunnel design with twin 100
in-line twister motors, ( i believe race set up, they had quickie lower units) the boat ran 80+. cool stuff need more pics. thankx.

What are theese then?

"You couldn't have....it was designed and built in 1960.....

Reggie and the Fiore's didn't "invent" steps until much later!" T2x

Oops I should'nt have used that picture, someone will see the vent hole and and "Invent" something else new