Set to run from August 16 to 23, next week’s Audi Hamilton Island Race Week will boast one of the world’s fastest sailboats for its size and type, the AC45 class catamaran.
The next year’s 60th edition of London Boat Show will be attended by Sir Ben Ainslie, the four times Olympic gold medallist as well as America’s Cup winner. His iconic AC45 catamaran will be also displayed during the event, running from January 4 to 12.
With its technical shakedown now complete, it is handover day for the new AC45 wing-sailed catamaran, marking the beginning of the next era of the America’s Cup. America’s Cup Race Management (ACRM) will now manage the logistics, care and maintenance of the prototype as competitors test the boat over the coming weeks. The AC45 is the forerunner to the larger AC72, which will be used in the 34thAmerica’s Cup.