The AC75 (America's Cup 75 class) is a 75-ft monohull sailboat class, governing the construction and operation of the yachts to be used in the 2021 America's Cup. Conceptual graphics were proposed by the defender on 20 November 2017, and the full Class Rule rule was first published on 29 March 2018.
The monohull boats feature foils and a "soft wing" mainsail.
How not to do it…Te Aihe had a slow speed capsize on the Auckland Harbour - when it goes over it’s best to get back on the horse (or dolphin) and back into testing.
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F1 & AC working together - that's a potent combination! Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport, Team INEOS and INEOS TEAM UK form new partnership to drive performance higher on the track, road and sea.
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The boys are back on Te Aihe - training hard but having fun!
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ELG collaborate to recycle over 1.2 tonnes of the teams waste materials to produce two cradles for AC75 ‘Britannia’.
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Christmas break is over and the team are refreshed and getting back to the water - Te Aihe had a few presents too!
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Time for Emirates Team New Zealand to get Te Kāhu out sailing for the first time on the Hauraki Gulf.
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The gains you make in the final year before an America's Cup are vital and with Emirates Team New Zealand's Te Aihe away for the America’s Cup World Series events in Cagliari and Portsmouth, Te Kāhu has some big shoes to fill.
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The start of the new year has brought the start of INEOS TEAM UK's winter training camp to Cagliari, Sardinia as preparations stepped up another level before the first America's Cup World Series (ACWS) event in Cagliari.
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Sir Ben Ainslie explains about the Emirates America’s Cup World Series coming to Portsmouth (4-7th June) and other news from the INEOS AC Camp.
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INEOS TEAM UK are pushing hard to find the limits during Winter Training Camp in Cagliari, Italy.
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A successful day testing for the Emirates Team New Zealand in Auckland, keeping separate and safe at work on the water during the global pandemic. (CC Available)
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26th of June in Bermuda and the 27th of June in New Zealand, no matter what year, will always be a day of reflection of winning the 35th America’s Cup for many Kiwis. In the three years since, things have quietly, but frantically, been progressing in technological quantum leaps inside the Emirate...
After three months off the water due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Britannia is flying once again. (CC Available)
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Emirates Team New Zealand enjoying the luxury of taking a few laps on the America's Cup race course - so close you can almost touch it.. (CC Available)
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INEOS Team UK take ocean legend (the first person to sail single-handed non-stop around the globe in 1969 - 312 days solo at sea) and Clipper Round The World Yacht Race Chairman, Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, the), for his first foil - a bit different from the Clipper! (CC Available)
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It is mission-critical to maximise efficiency in the cockpit of Britannia both in aerodynamics and in creating the best performance positions for the crew. INEOS TEAM UK sailor David Carr gives the lowdown on the Britannia I deck mock up when they were designing in September 2018. (CC Available) ...
Monday, 10th August was the first time there were two AC75's on the Waitematā Harbour which definitively steps up the intensity for everyone in the team. (CC Available)
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The opening line from Carmen Act 1: Habanera is "love is a rebellious bird that no one can tame.." The beauty of the flying beast that is waiting to be released in Auckland very soon..
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Up until the 1960’s only two countries, Canada and Great Britain could lay claim to having challenged for the America’s Cup. The unbeatable Americans and a winning streak which had passed ten decades entered the realm of legend drawing out the fighting spirit in sailing nations around the world. ...
The second race boat built by INEOS TEAM UK in their bid to win the 36th America’s Cup has landed in Auckland, New Zealand. The bold new 75-foot boat, code-named RB2, touched down at Auckland Airport before heading to the team’s newly constructed base in the City of Sails’ famous Viaduct, for her...
From Brackley to Auckland – Mercedes F1 Applied Science technology is creating the wings that make Britannia fly 'Down Under' in New Zealand.
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Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team enjoying the training out on their AC75 in Auckland harbour after a hard day on the water.
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ETNZL launched their second AC75 boat - Te Rehutai. Christened and tested within 24 hours - full speed ahead for their upgraded flying machine. Radically different from their first and strong similarities with INEOS Team UK's Britannia. Footage © Emirates Team New Zealand & INEOS Team UK
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Te Rehutai, started in February, launched In November. Big team effort from everyone within the marine industry in New Zealand to make this happen. (CC Available)
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