AC72

Team New Zealand AC72, San Francisco Bay
Development
DesignBox rule[1]
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)

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.

  1. ^ "America's Cup 2013 - AC72 Catamaran Class Rule Released" (Press release). Cupinfo. 15 October 2010.