Fast, spectacular, wingsail catamaran unveiled for 34th America's Cup

11:54 AM Fri 17 Sep 2010 GMT

'The new America's Cup class the AC72 to be used for the 34th America's Cup' America's Cup.com Click Here to view large photo

The draft rule for the spectacular AC72 Class has been published, following the announcement on 13 September that a catamaran would be used for the 34th America's Cup. Encapsulating the 34th America's Cup - the best sailors in the world on the fastest boats - the AC72 will be a physically demanding boat capable of top speeds twice the windspeed. The new AC72 class is the first-ever wingsail catamaran class for the America's Cup and the fastest-ever class in the iconic 159-year-old competition. It replaces the ACC monohull class, which was created in 1988 and first raced in 1992 Cup. ...

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by Americascup.com and Sail-World.com