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The AC40 (America's Cup 40) is a one design racing yacht used for the 2024 America's Cup preliminary events and planned to be used for the 2024 Unicredit Youth America's Cup and 2024 Puig Women's America's Cup matches.[1] The 12 m (39 ft) monohulls feature wing-like sailing hydrofoils mounted on canting arms, a soft double-skinned wingsail, and no keel.
| Development | |
|---|---|
| Year | 2022 – |
| Role | inshore racing |
| Name | AC40 |
| Boat | |
| Crew | 4 |
| Displacement | 2,000 kg (4,400 lb) estimated |
| Draft | 3.50 m (11 ft) |
| Hull | |
| Type | Foiling Monohull |
| Construction | Carbon Fiber |
| LOA | 11.80 m (39 ft) |
| Beam | 3.38 m (11 ft) |
| Hull appendages | |
| General | topside-mounted ballasted canting T-wing foils |
| Ballast | set in foils |
| Rudder(s) | centerline T-wing rudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | bermuda sloop |
| Mast length | 17.92 m (59 ft) |
| Sails | |
| General | two semi-battened mainsail skins, one headsail skin |
| Mainsail area | 63 m2 (680 sq ft) |
| Jib/genoa area | 38 m2 (410 sq ft) J1 32 m2 (340 sq ft) J2 26 m2 (280 sq ft) J3 |
| Spinnaker area | N/A |
Unlike AC75s all systems are battery powered with no need of grinders or cyclors to accumulate hydraulic pressure reducing crew to just four (two helmsmen and two trimmers).
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edit- ^ ""THE BOATS: AC75, AC40 & LEQ12"", 37th America's Cup, retrieved 15 September 2024