The America’s Cup boats (AC45’s) are incredible feats of engineering. They are lightweight 3000 pound carbon-fiber, 44-foot long, 23 ft wide foiling catamarans with 5-person crews. Their 900 sq. ft. wing with a small jib or gennaker power them to nearly 50 knots. The boats hulls are in the water generally only at the start and finish of the races, they ride on sleek hydrofoils to achieve such speeds. Racing these boats is really much about managing the the foils; moving them forward and reverse, lowering and retracting as required in turns, etc. These high-tech beauties are wired; 40,000 data points per second are collected throughout the race. The camera footage and race coverage are phenomenal, providing spectators at the Village views from each boat and helicopter views from overhead. If you enjoy sailing put an AC event on your bucket list.

Race Day!
The America’s Cup boats (AC45’s) are incredible feats of engineering. They are lightweight 3000 pound carbon-fiber, 44-foot long, 23 ft wide foiling catamarans with 5-person crews. Their 900 sq. ft. wing with a small jib or gennaker power them to nearly 50 knots. The boats hulls are in the water generally only at the start and finish of the races, they ride on sleek hydrofoils to achieve such speeds. Racing these boats is really much about managing the the foils; moving them forward and reverse, lowering and retracting as required in turns, etc. These high-tech beauties are wired; 40,000 data points per second are collected throughout the race. The camera footage and race coverage are phenomenal, providing spectators at the Village views from each boat and helicopter views from overhead. If you enjoy sailing put an AC event on your bucket list.