 Team New Zealand AC72, San Francisco Bay | |
| Development | |
|---|---|
| Design | Box rule[1] |
| Boat | |
| Crew | 11 |
| Draft | 4.4 m (14 ft) |
| Hull | |
| Type | Catamaran |
| Hull weight | 5,900 kg (13,000 lb) |
| LOA | 26.2 m (86 ft) |
| LWL | 22.0 m (72.2 ft) |
| Beam | 14.0 m (45.9 ft) |
| Rig | |
| Mast length | 40.0 m (131.2 ft) |
| Sails | |
| Mainsail area | 260 m2 (2,800 sq ft) (wing estimate) |
| Upwind sail area | 580 m2 (6,200 sq ft) (wing and gennaker estimate) |
The AC72 (America's Cup 72 class) is a class of wingsail catamarans built to a box rule, which governs the construction and operation of yachts competing in the 2013 Louis Vuitton and the America's Cup races. The class was subsequently replaced by the smaller AC50 class.
- ^ "America's Cup 2013 - AC72 Catamaran Class Rule Released" (Press release). Cupinfo. 15 October 2010.