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Winged keel of Australia II. The Winged Keel is a sailboat keel originally designed by Ben Lexcen and made its first appearance on the 12-metre class yacht Australia II in the 1983 America's Cup.Along with Australia II's efficient sail design, this keel was one of the factors contributing to Australia II's success.inged keels are generally found on high performance sailboats, if they are not prohibited by class rules. They are only of benefit for yachts sailing upwind where stability and the ability to produce side force are important and if the draft is limited by the class rule.
Meronyms (parts of wing): alula; bastard wing; spurious wing (tuft of small stiff feathers on the first digit of a bird's wing). flight feather; pinion; quill; quill feather (any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird).Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of wing):elytron; wing case (either of the horny front wings in beetles and some other insects which cover and protect the functional hind wings).eronyms (parts of wing): alula; bastard wing; spurious wing (tuft of small stiff feathers on the first digit of a bird's wing). flight feather; pinion; quill; quill feather (any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird).