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when you were thinking that you were all that with your aluminum 3 spreader
masthead rig, this comes along! It is actually the wing from the Australian
Catamaran Challenge for The Little Americas Cup, which will be sailed
in Rhode Island in September 2004. The Aussie effort will sail against
previous winner Steve Clark’s Cogito and the British Invictus team.
For more info on this program go to www.lacaustralia.com MEDIA ALERT NEW WING FOR AUSTRALIAN CATAMERAN CHALANGE Australian Catamaran
Challenge have successfully erected their radical wing sail as part of
their preparations for an assault on the “Little America’s
Cup”. Construction of the wing commenced late in 2002. “We
are very pleased with the progress so far” says Damien smith syndicate
designer and naval architect “the design combines the flexibility
of a conventional soft sail with the extraordinary efficiency of the an
aircraft wing.” Continued Smith. “I’m thrilled,”
said syndicate coordinator Ian Jenkins “ the team have done an amazing
job building the wing. It is as much a piece of sculpture as sailing machine." Contact: Damien Smith |
