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June 20, 2012Meet the Boat: The AC45The AC45 is a lean, mean, speed machine. Held down by a crew of five, this 44-foot long catamaran can cruise at speeds of over 30 knots in the right conditions. Designed by the defending team ORACLE Racing, the AC45 has already helped to make sailing a more visual and exciting spectator sport--plus, these boats can each fit into a 40-foot container!
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May 3, 2013Young and On FireAustralian Tom Slingsby took the helm of Oracle Team USA's AC45 at the America's Cup World Series in Naples with a goal: to prove he's just as much a helmsman as a tactician.
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June 20, 2012Meet the Boat: The AC45
The AC45 is a lean, mean, speed mac
February 11, 2013Maintaining the AC45It's not a glamorous job, but getting the AC45s ready for the Red Bull Youth America's Cup Selection Series is critical work.September 7, 2012Where Have the Tacking Duels Gone?The multihulls of the America's Cup have speed and excitement, but Tim Zimmermann finds the subtleties of match racing tactics and strategy to be lacking.June 30, 2012ACWS in Newport: Race Day 2Oracle Team USA Spithill claimed another bullet in the second fleet race of the America's Cup World Series in Newport, and will battle Coutts in the match racing finals.June 29, 2012ACWS in Newport: Race Day 1Perfect conditions and close racing made the first day of racing at the AC World Series in Newport a spectacle.June 28, 2012ACWS in Newport: Training Day 2America's Cup World Series teams tuned up under ideal conditions on the final training day in Newport, R.I. Photos: Gilles Martin-RagetJune 25, 2012Inside the America's Cup World Series: Dirk de RidderThe wing trimmer for Jimmy Spithill's Oracle Team USA AC45 team talks about his shoreside responsibilities, whether the team is now comfortable with the AC45 wing, whether Russell Coutts has softened after his experience as a crew in Venice, and how much it will mean to him to win the overall title for the inaugural season of the America's Cup World Series.June 25, 2012AC45 Training in NewportAC World Series teams prepare on the waters of Newport, R.I., ahead of the start of the final event of the 2011-'12 circuit.
