Southeast National Marine Renewable Energy Center researchers performed the first ever tow test of a small scale research turbine designed and built at FAU. Although this test did not include a generator to convert the rotor's motion into electrical energy, very valuable hydrodynamic motion data was collected. Electrical systems are separately being prepared in a laboratory setting for future integration and towed turbine experiments. This turbine, which can generate up to 20kW with its 3 meter diameter rotor in a 2.5 m/s flow, is intended as a research platform to investigate and optimize components for commercial ocean current turbines.