Little America's Cup - Gale-force winds ground high flying catamarans

7:24 PM Tue 24 Aug 2010 GMT

'C-Class Catamaran - Little America’s Cup 2010' Little America's Cup

Little America's Cup 2010 - Six boats and wings are ready to fly, on day two of the International C-Class Catamaran Championship. Instead of racing as planned yesterday, internationally accomplished sailors from five countries played show and tell under the tent at New York Yacht Club. A collection of designers, America's Cup evaluators and multihull pioneers weren't too upset that a blustery weather system delayed day one. One of the most prestigious titles in the world of ultra-high performance sailing, the Championship was last raced in 2007, at the Royal Canadian Yacht Club in Toronto. There, Canadian challenger Fred Eaton ...

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by Barby MacGowan