Yeah, I think Alinghi did recruit one of Steve Clark's buddies but I haven't heard of any wing-experienced designers working on behalf of BMWO.

One thing for sure - something big and wing-like is headed to Diego. I still can't believe it would be a rigid wing of that scale - maybe it's a D-shaped mast that uses two soft sails to form a better airfoil? That's pure speculation on my part.

Here's another photo that surfaced this morning.



Link to big version of this photo