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.
Unlike AC75s, all systems are battery-powered, and grinders or cyclors are not needed to accumulate hydraulic pressure, reducing the crew to just four (two helmsmen and two trimmers).
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References
- ^ ““THE BOATS: AC75, AC40 & LEQ12”“, 37th America’s Cup, retrieved 15 September 2024