The new AC72 catamaran class is the first-ever wingsail catamaran class for the America’s Cup and the fastest-ever class in the iconic 159-year-old competition. The new AC72 catamaran class replaces the ACC monohull class, which was created in 1988 and first raced in 1992 Cup.
Iain Murry has been chosen as the 34th America’s Cup Regatta Director.
Grand Dalton of Emirates Team New Zealand talks about the 34th America’s Cup Protocol announced on the 13th September 2010 in Valencia.
The next, 34th America’s Cup has been announced to take place in 2013 with a new and exciting class of vessel, the AC72 wingsail catamaran.
Over the past 4 days two high-performance monohulls and multihulls have been loaded with a several cameras and microphones and put through match racing manoeuvres to help find new camera angles and test surround sound format for the 34th Americas Cup.
Rating rule authorities in America and Britain have been commissioned to draft the rules for the next generation of America’s Cup yacht. In asking US SAILING and the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s Seahorse Rating affiliate to write the rules, BMW ORACLE Racing and Golden Gate Yacht Club, winner of the 33rd America’s Cup last February, has ensured the process is neutral and independent.
In a joint initiative by the defender, San Francisco’s Golden Gate Yacht Club and the Challenger of Record, Italy’s Club Nautico di Roma, a draft of the Protocol rules for the 34th America’s Cup was sent to the challenging teams today.