Canaan was the winner of the International C-Class Catamaran Championship. She was sailed by Fred Eaton and Magnus Clarke. -  Christophe Launay ©

Alpha was the runner up. She was sailed by Glenn Ashby and James Spithill, both of Australia. -  Christophe Launay ©

C-Class Cats at the New York Yacht Club’s Harbour Court. L-R, Patient Lady VI (France), Alpha (Australia) Orion (Canada) and Invictus (England). -  Christophe Launay ©

The successful defender Canaan with the NYYC’s Harbour Court in the background. -  Christophe Launay ©

Jérémie Lagarrigue, left, and Antoine Koch on Patient Lady VI. -  Christophe Launay ©

Alpha. -  Christophe Launay ©

A match-racing moment -- the Canadians are in the foreground. -  Christophe Launay ©

Canaan, left, Fred Eaton and Magnus Clarke, the Canadian defenders, and Alpha, the Australian Challenger, race north of the Pell Bridge in Newport, RI. -  Christophe Launay ©

Alpha’s crew of James Spithill, left, and Glenn Ashby. -  Christophe Launay ©

by Christophe Launay

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