Class of racing catamaran yacht that was developed for the 2013 America's Cup
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)
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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.
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...
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yacht, Spithill managed to pitch-pole it. At the helm of the Oracle USA AC72 yacht during a practice run on 16 October 2012, Spithill pitch-poled it again...
raced with hydrofoiling AC45f catamarans, which are smaller versions of the AC72. The 2017 America's Cup was raced in the fully foiling AC50 class. The F50...
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Collections. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bd9b1e30-8607-0131-ac72-58d385a7b928 Thicknesse, Philip. 1772. A treatise on the art of decyphering...
of the three-part 2012–2013 season. 2013: On May 9, the first of the two AC72 catamarans the team was testing capsized and turtled, resulting in the death...
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with Ben Ainslie instead sailing as helm onboard Oracle Team USA's second AC72 in the team's training programme ahead of the event. During the 34th America's...
helping to reform their aesthetic and influencing later designs such as the AC72. He was inducted into the North American Boat Designers Hall of Fame in 2008...
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