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  • AC75
    6 seasons

    AC75

    6 seasons

    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 20...

  • F50
    8 seasons

    F50

    8 seasons

    The F50 is a revolutionary new concept in sailboat racing. A showcase of cutting-edge technology developed over the past 10 years.
    Powered by a 24-meter wingsail and flying above the water on hydrofoils, the F50 marks a huge step forward. The new upgrades are expected to produce a 15 percent per...

  • AC50
    3 seasons

    AC50

    3 seasons

    The AC50 (defined in the America's Cup rules as AC Class yacht, or ACC) was a wingsail catamaran development rule that governed the construction of the yachts used in the 2017 Louis Vuitton Cup and the 2017 America's Cup.

    Like the larger AC72s used in the 2013 America's Cup, AC50s used L-shape...

  • International Moth

    10 seasons

    The International Moth is a high-speed, development sailing class, a history of 75 years of continuous innovation has produced carbon fibre super light weight boats capable of sailing over 30 knots on hydrofoils.

    Maybe it’s the fun factor, maybe its the fear factor – but you’ll sail a long way...

  • Flying Phantom

    3 seasons

    The Flying Phantom is foiling with the windward dagger board up like the AC45 and AC50 America’s Cup boats. This foils configuration is designed for high performance, it offers minimum drag in order to reach the highest speed. The design is based on PHANTOM’s and Martin Fischer’s design work dur...

  • AC40
    3 seasons

    AC40

    3 seasons

    The AC40 is a scaled AC75 foiling day-racer designed by Emirates Team New Zealand and built by McConaghy.

    A one-design class that brings America's Cup foiling performance to a competitive racing circuit. With self-tacking headsails and battery powered replacing grinders, the yacht is sailed by ...

  • AC45
    2 seasons

    AC45

    2 seasons

    The World Series uses AC45 catamarans, a one-design wingsail catamaran designed specifically for the event by Oracle Racing. The AC45 was conceived as a smaller version of the larger AC72 class rule which was used for the 2013 America's Cup. In 2015, the class was modified to AC45F which incorpor...

  • A-Cat
    7 seasons

    A-Cat

    7 seasons

    The class was founded during the 1960s and was part of the 4-tier IYRU (now ISAF) approach to divide up the sports catamaran sailing scene into 4 separate groups. These A, B, C and D classes were governed by a very small set of class rules to which each design had to comply. In the beginning it w...

  • F101
    3 seasons

    F101

    3 seasons

    The F101 is an all new foiling trimaran, aimed specifically at those sailors that, for whatever reason, thought foiling was too difficult for them. The concept originates from the experience of teaching many people to foil in the international Moth class, and addressing the main barriers they fac...

  • Flying Mantis

    1 season

    The FLYING MANTIS is two beautifully designed performance boats in one. It can be switched between a semi-foiling displacement trimaran and a full-foiling version depending on a sailor’s skill and sailing conditions.

    Key specs:

    Main hull – length 4.2m (LWL), beam 0.5m
    Outrigger – length 2....

  • GC32
    7 seasons

    GC32

    7 seasons

    The GC32 is a class of foiling catamaran developed by THE GREAT CUP BV. 12 metres long and constructed of carbon fibre, they have a top speed of about 40 knots (74 kmh/ 46 mph). They are sailed in the GC32 Racing Tour, and have been chosen to replace the Extreme 40’s in the Extreme Sailing Series.

  • Nacra 17
    10 seasons

    Nacra 17

    10 seasons

    In May 2012 the World Sailing selected the Nacra 17 as the equipment for the mixed multihull event at Rio 2016. It was the first time there has been a mixed discipline on the Olympic sailing program. Nacra Sailing International is a Dutch company and based in Scheveningen (The Hague). Morrelli & ...

  • Persico69F
    2 seasons

    Persico69F

    2 seasons

    A mono-hull foiling sailboat. The Persico69F is a mono-hull foiling sailboat designed by the Argentinian firm
    Wilson-Marquinez to offer to the widest possible sailing public a small foiler, using a concept borrowed from the AC75, the new boat for the 36th America’s Cup.

  • S9
    1 season

    S9

    1 season

    S9 is a monotype, a small high performance catamaran, simple and easy to use. It can be completely disassembled and each part can be substituted. S9 uses a system of “T” foil daggerboard with “hinged” flap. It has been combined with an automatic adjustment system of the flap (WAND) that ensures ...

  • SuperFoiler

    1 season

    Conceptually progressive, the SuperFoiler is designed from the foils up. Departing traditional limitations, the SuperFoiler is controlled by sophisticated electronic systems (created by a leading aerospace engineering firm) enabling the crew to adjust the pitch of the foils and thus the flight st...

  • TF35
    3 seasons

    TF35

    3 seasons

    The TF35 has been designed with the ambitious brief to offer top-level foiling to a wider audience of sailors. With earlier take-off speeds, guaranteed foiling upwind and down and a fully automatic flight control system, the TF35 uses the latest in foiling technology, both to improve performance ...

  • Waszp
    6 seasons

    Waszp

    6 seasons

    The WASZP is the largest one design foiler on the market, with over 400 boats sold in over 30 countries all around the world.

    Andrew McDougall, the designer of the world beating MACH 2 foiling moth, conceived the concept in 2010.

    The major difference being that the WASZP is a strict one-des...

  • Maxi Edmond de Rothschild - The Concluding Episode

    It's goodbye to the monster foiling maxi machine, Edmond de Rothschild. Record breaking ocean racer with plenty of cups under the belt - a wrap up of her in her glory! © Gitana Team

    Video Producer: VR Sport Media

  • Gitana Team - A date with history - Episode 1

    In a new first in the history of offshore racing, a solo round the world race reserved for ULTIMs set sail from Brest: the Arkea Ultim Challenge! A radical departure from the norm and the most demanding, full-on, solo sailing adventure imaginable. Six pioneers took to the start, five of them at t...

  • Gitana Team - Duelling down the Atlantic Ocean - Episode 2

    Second episode of Season 3 retraces the first quarter of the Arkea Ultim Challenge. During these first days of racing, Charles Caudrelier could have seen his dreams of a solo round the world come to an abrupt halt due to material damage. However, using the utmost discretion so as not to alert his...

  • Gitana Team - Part of a chain reaction - Episode 3

    This third episode explores behind the scenes of the work of Erwan Israël, Benjamin Schwartz and Julien Villion; a trio who are as integral to daily performance as they are to the end result. Throughout Charles’ fifty days out on the racetrack, these experts in weather analysis work out of a hous...

  • Gitana Team - Guardian angels - Episode 4

    It's a team effort both on and off the water. Whilst the solo sailor plays their part at sea, back on shore the members of the shore crew, who are in constant contact with the sailor, keep a careful look out, ready to intervene at any moment, albeit remotely, to help them resolve an issue or hop ...

  • Gitana Team - Trailblazers Forever! - Episode 5

    We relive the story of the final few miles leading to Brest and the precious moments of this victorious arrival after such an epic voyage around the world, punctuated by an emotional Charles Caudrelier surrounded by his nearest and dearest, combined with the beaming smiles of the members of Gitan...