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2012-06-29_9836

Americas Cup World Series - Newport, RI. These High Performance Catamarans are 44ft long, 22ft across, 77ft tall and weigh about 3,000 lbs. They are capable of ...
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Americas Cup World Series - Newport, RI. These High Performance Catamarans are 44ft long, 22ft across, 77ft tall and weigh about 3,000 lbs. They are capable of sailing at 2-3x the wind speed and able to accelerate rapidly. For the 2013 Americas Cup in San Francisco the event was changed to be more fan interactive and pure sailing. During 2011-2012 the Americas Cup teams would compete in a World Series in the AC45 Boats --- http:--www.youtube.com-watch?v=5dbkxrjT1II ---
Then the actual Americas Cup in 2013 will be raced using the AC72 boats. ------- http:--www.youtube.com-watch?v=Y6dnOlE9sjk
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