ACC BOAT - THE WEAPON

The class of boat used for the 32nd America’s Cup is the America’s Cup Class (ACC). It is designed to a specific rule with several hard and soft limits, and trades length, weight and sail area, the three major factors involved in sailboat performance. The designers must make decisions to come up with the best solution of trade-offs for the weather conditions expected.

This class has been used for the America’s Cup competition since 1992 and more than 80 have been built; 19 alone for the 31st America’s Cup. Each syndicate is allowed to build a maximum of two new boats for the 32nd America’s Cup and they must be built in the country of origin of the yacht club the team represents.

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