Little America's Cup gallery - 2

Christian Fevrier's amazing images from the final battle between the US and Australia

1996. McCrae beach. Australia. Fitting the mast - note how just two people are lifting it. Masting a C-Class cat is always a delicate operation. Using a clever system of tackles, the wing is rotated and hauled up to the vertical.



1996. The Cogito wing. A modern masterpiece. Each element was tested under load for resistance, modified and redesigned in order to obtain the lightest weight.