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May 21st 04, 05:35 AM
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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 
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