Aethon Wing Destroyed; Americans Out of International C Class Catamara



11:29 PM Fri 27 Aug 2010 GMT
Barby MacGowan
The C-Class Catamaran Aethon capsized after the start of Race 1 of the International C Class Catamaran Championship (long nicknamed the 'Little America's Cup') and her wing was destroyed. The team hit a patch of turbulence left by a freighter for which they were not prepared and were unable to react in time. Crew Oliver Moore lost his footing and was washed off the boat with the mainsheet wrapped around his leg. As the wing rapidly trimmed in, the boat capsized and helmsman Steve Clark, unable to get out of his trapeze in time, fell through the wing, breaking the ...


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by Barby MacGowan




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