Specifications
Boat Type: Trimaran of carbon composite construction
Where Built: Core Builders, Anacortes, WA, USA
Architects: Van Peteghem and Lauriot Prévost (VPLP) and design team of Mike Drummond
Consultants: Franck Cammas
Hours to build: Over 130,000 hours as of August 2009
Overall Length: 113.3 feet (34.5 m)
Load Waterline Length: 90.0 feet (27.4 m) (measured at rest)
Waterline Length when Sailing: 113.3 feet (34.5 m)
Beam: 89.9 feet (27.4 m)
Displacement (weight): 16 tonnes (18 short tons) (racing weight)d
Length of main hull: 90 feet (27 m)
Length of outlying hulls: 113.3 feet (34.5 m)
Beam of main hull: 6.92 feet (2.11 m)
Beam of outlying hulls: 4.33 feet (1.32 m)
Overall height of main hull: 7.5 feet (2.3 m)
Overall height of outlying hulls: 5.81 feet (1.77 m)
Mast height: 185 feet (56 m) (as of August 2009)
Mast weight: ~3.5 tonnes (3.9 short tons)
Where Built: Hall Spars, Bristol, RI, USA
Sails: (as of August 2009)
- Mainsail: 6,800 square feet (630 m2)
- Headsail: 6,700 square feet (620 m2)
- Gennaker: 8,400 square feet (780 m2)
Wing height: 223 feet (68 m)(compared to 102-foot (31 m) length of a Boeing 747 wing and 143-foot (44 m) length of an Airbus A380 wing)
Wing chord: 10 feet (3.0 m) to 30 feet (9.1 m)
Wing width: 2 feet (0.61 m) to 6 feet (1.8 m)
Wing surface area: 7,000 square feet (650 m2)
Weight of wing: 7,700 pounds (3,500 kg)
Comparison of 87–90 ft America's Cup contenders:
| Year | LOA | LWL | Sail Area | Mast height | Displacement | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reliance | 1903 | 43.89 m (144.0 ft) | 27.43 m (90.0 ft) | 1,501 m2 (16,160 sq ft) | 67.05 m (220.0 ft) | 189 tons |
| Ranger | 1937 | 41.15 m (135.0 ft) | 26.51 m (87.0 ft) | 701 m2 (7,550 sq ft) | 46.98 m (154.1 ft) | 166 tons |
| KZ1 | 1988 | 36.57 m (120.0 ft) | 27.43 m (90.0 ft) | 627 m2 (6,750 sq ft) | 46.78 m (153.5 ft) | 39 tons |
| USA-17 | 2010 | 34.5 m (113 ft) | 27.43 m (90.0 ft) | 1,270 m2 (13,700 sq ft) | 68 m (223 ft) | 17 tons |
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