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Default Australia's Revenge

Tim wrote:

Sam the Bam wrote:
On Feb 19, " wrote:
Nothing good ever came out of australia.

The winged keel.
Though the American sailing community might
not commemorate it as 'good'...


Sam


Wasn't that the keel design that boosted them over the US to win the
America's Cup several years ago?


That is the one, they was their secret weapon. They kept the keel
covered when they pulled the boat so no one could copy it. Today, it is
common keel design.