This is the boat that won the 33rd America's Cup in 2010. It's a 90' x 90' Trimaran designed, manufactured, and raced by BMW ORACLE Racing and has an amazing 185' tall rigid main sail (wing).
I've been a fan of the America's Cup since the days of Dennis Conner and the 12 meter boats, but I had never seen anything like this. This boat is big! Its also fast. It can easily reach 20 knots of boat speed upwind. I love the graphics on the boat, especially the white noses followed by the black hulls.
Team USA will defend the Cup in San Francisco with the 34th Americas' Cup finals staring September 7, 2013.
The following pictures are of the boat with a more conventional main sail and missing the distinctive "batwing" rear shroud.
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