Sandman1221 said..
I think the idea came from sea snakes which are stripped and poisonous. But any white stripes that keep a big low aspect wing from looking like a baby ray is probably good.
It looks like the link indicates that kitesurfer Hamish Jolly had a dinner talk with Harry Butler, naturalist who suggested this phenomena. Jolly subsequently worked with neurobiologist Nathan Hart and the industrial designer Ray Smith to come up with this design. It is interesting that idea was developed by a water sportsman.
