America's Cup boats data

[Panos_na]

Hello everyone!

Does anyone know where can I find information for past America's Cup boats?
I need the principal dimensons.
Lenght, beam, draft, sail areas, displacement, etc.



Can anyone help?

thank you!

[yipster]

it's different now but with google you can fairly easy find your needs satisfied
f.e. AC 2003 rule i found interesting on inflatable battens but never learned how well they worked, anyone else did?

[idkfa]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_America's_Cup_Class

[capt vimes]

12.1 The weight of the yacht in measurement condition shall not be greater than 24000 kg without
penalty.
12.2 If the yacht's weight is greater than that required by ACC Rule 12.1, then WP shall be added
to L in the calculation of the rated length:
WP = 4 x [(cube root of yacht's weight in kgs) – 28.845].

why would one build a racing yacht heavier than necessary?
i understand that sometimes a minimum weight is given by some rules ... but maximum weight?
thats weird...

[powerabout]

I think the very old 12 meters went better when heavy, as in Ted Hood days

[Paul Kotzebue]

Originally Posted by capt vimes

why would one build a racing yacht heavier than necessary?

Increasing weight allows more sail area under the rule. The answer to your question is "to increase sail area".