America’s Cup Class

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America’s Cup Class is a high-performance yacht design rule used to create the cutting-edge racing boats that compete in the prestigious America’s Cup sailing competition.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf racing yacht class
sailing class
yacht design rule
aimsTo encourage technological development
ensure fair competition between teams
appliesTo America’s Cup yachts NERFINISHED
associatedWith high-budget sailing campaigns
naval architects
professional sailing teams
yacht designers
characteristic allows design innovation within constraints
box rule format
strict measurement rules
competition America’s Cup NERFINISHED
context elite international sailing competition
designGoal cutting-edge technology
maximum speed
optimized aerodynamics
optimized hydrodynamics
domain match racing
offshore yacht racing
enables comparison of design and sailing skill between teams
governs appendage design
displacement
hull dimensions
materials limitations
rig configuration
sail area
stability requirements
notableFor advanced composite construction
extreme optimization for speed
state-of-the-art sail technology
objective define a common technical framework for competing yachts
performanceFocus high performance
regulates crew-related design aspects
maximum dimensions of yachts
minimum displacement
sail plan parameters
safetyConsideration stability criteria
structural integrity requirements
sport sailing
usedFor America’s Cup competition NERFINISHED
designing high-performance racing yachts

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Oracle Team USA sailingClass America’s Cup Class
America’s Cup notableClassOfBoat America’s Cup Class
this entity surface form: International America’s Cup Class
BMW Oracle Racing usedYachtClass America’s Cup Class
this entity surface form: International America's Cup Class
Alinghi classOfBoat America’s Cup Class
this entity surface form: International America’s Cup Class yacht