AC72

Team New Zealand AC72, San Francisco Bay
Development
DesignBox rule
Boat
Crew11
Draft4.4 m (14 ft)
Hull
TypeCatamaran
Hull weight5,900 kg (13,000 lb)
LOA26.2 m (86 ft)
LWL22.0 m (72.2 ft)
Beam14.0 m (45.9 ft)
Rig
Mast length40.0 m (131.2 ft)
Sails
Mainsail area260 m2 (2,800 sq ft) (wing estimate)
Upwind sail area580 m2 (6,200 sq ft) (wing and gennaker estimate)
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The AC72 (America's Cup 72 class) is a class of catamarans with wingsails and hydrofoils, built to a box rule for yachts competing in the 2013 Louis Vuitton and the America's Cup races. The class was subsequently replaced by the smaller AC50 class.