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After the April 2009 ruling GGYC said it would "immediately seek to negotiate with the Defender for a conventional, multi-challenger America's Cup in monohulls."However SNG indicated that they would not negotiate for a multi-challenger regatta and would fall back to a default Deed of Gift match, that is three races over a 40- (first and third race) or 39-nautical mile (second race) course ...
The wing is more efficient than a traditional soft-sail rig setup. On November 10, BMW reported that they hit 32 miles per hour (28 kn) boat speed in a 10-knot (19 km/h; 12 mph) reported wind speed. [12] During the first race of the 2010 America's Cup, USA 17 was able to sail upwind faster than Alinghi 5 even without a jib.
The America's Cup is a sailing competition and the oldest international competition still operating in any sport. [1] [2] [3] America's Cup match races are held between two sailing yachts: one from the yacht club that currently holds the trophy (known as the defender) and the other from the yacht club that is challenging for the cup (the challenger).
Winning the America's Cup is the greatest achievement in the sport of sailing. The trophy is awarded to the yachtsmen and women who win the maritime race that is the oldest and longest-running...
The world's oldest international sports trophy, best yachtsmen and cutting-edge design and technology will come together in Barcelona when the 37th edition of the America’s Cup starts on Thursday.
Alinghi design team Decision S.A. Russell Coutts: 32 2007 Valencia: Alinghi Alinghi design team Decision S.A. Ed Baird: SUI 100 Société Nautique de Genève Switzerland: 5–2 NZL 92 Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron New Zealand: Emirates Team New Zealand ETNZ design team TP Cookson Boatbuilders Dean Barker: 33 2010 Valencia: Alinghi Alinghi ...
Women have sailed in previous America’s Cups but none are on the crews of this edition of the 173-year-old regatta. Italy's Luna Rossa wins first Women's America's Cup after beating British boat ...
An Alinghi IACC boat, in 2007. The International Americas Cup Class is a class of racing yacht that was developed for the America's Cup between 1992 and 2007. These yachts, while not identical, were all designed to the same formula to offer designers the freedom to experiment whilst keeping the boats sufficiently comparable to race in real time.