A fairing assembly is provided for a towed body having multiple sections
that are flexibly joined together. For each pair of sections, a fairing
is joined to the first section and positioned over the space between the
pairs of sections. The fairing has discrete tabs that extend from the
first section across the space between the sections. The tabs are
separated to allow angular displacement of the first section with respect
to the second section. Two layers of overlapping tabs are provided for
reducing hydrodynamic forces in between the sections.