Aethon Wing at Little America's Cup, August 22-28 off Newport

11:27 PM Fri 27 Aug 2010 GMT

'LAM Steve Clark's Aethon P7170005 - Aethon at Little America's Cup' Barby MacGowan Click Here to view large photo

This week, the new wing for the C Class catamaran Aethon was revealed, trialed, and withdrawn. Control system problems caused damage to the wing's airfoil surfaces. These were too extensive to be repaired and tested before the start of the International C Class Catamaran Championship on August 22. The team has therefore decided to scratch the entry of Cogito, and use her wing on Aethon in the Little America's Cup. Steve Clark, owner of both boats, designed and built Aethon with his nephew Oliver Moore over the last 18 months. He designed and built the new wing hoping to achieve ...

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by Barby MacGowan