AC72

The AC72 (Americas Cup 72 class) is a wingsail catamaran box rule, which will be used to govern the races in the 2013 Louis Vuitton Cup selection series and the 2013 America's Cup.

History

Yachts will be designed and built starting in 2011, launching July 2012 for early testing, and begin racing in 2013. Designers and builders for each team will create their own hulls, wings, soft sails, and underwater foils within the confines of the rules, and will be allowed to test and refine their designs prior to the official measurements for the races.^[1]

Dimensions

The main dimensions are:^[2]

• Length: 22.0 m (72.2 ft)
• Length overall: 26.2 m (86 ft)
• Width: 14.0 m (45.9 ft)
• Draft: 4.4 m (14 ft)
• Displacement (w/o crew): 5,900 kg (13,000 lb)
• Mast: 40.0 m (131.2 ft)
• Upwind sail area (estimate): 260 m² (2,800 sq ft) (wing)
• Downwind sail area (estimate): 580 m² (6,200 sq ft) (wing and gennaker)
• Crew: 11 person

References

• AC72 Class rule

See also

• 2013 America's Cup