Aethon Wing at Little America's Cup, statement from Steve Clark

9:26 PM Thu 19 Aug 2010 GMT

'Aethon with Cogito’s wing - Little America’s Cup' Steve Clark

Aethon, the new wing for the C Class catamaran was revealed, trialed, and withdrawn this week. 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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