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Old May 21st 04, 05:35 AM
Thad Beier
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Of course the above-mentioned America's Cup catamaran's wing
was built by (wait for it) Burt Rutan. They had a nice picture
of the Mojave Yacht Club in a book about the boat.

That cat, Stars and Stripes (they're all called Stars and Stripes)
was clocked at sailing 17 knots in an 8 knot breeze, truly an
amazing achievement. They mounted a conventional spinnaker on
the boat to slow it down, so it wouldn't beat the Kiwi boat
by as much as it would otherwise.

Thad