International America’s Cup Class
boat class
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America’s Cup
- In America’s Cup
…yacht was designated as the International America’s Cup Class (IACC)—75 feet (23 m) in overall length—to race over an eight-leg 22.6-mile (36.4-kilometre) course. The 1995 event was run over a six-leg, 18.55-nautical-mile (34.4-kilometre) course. It was won by the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron, only the second victory by a…
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yacht design
- In yacht: Kinds of sailboats
…prime example is the uniform International America’s Cup Class adopted for participants in the 1992 America’s Cup race.
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