NZL 82
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NZL 82 was a 2003-generation International America's Cup Class racing yacht. Raced by defenders Team New Zealand in the 2003 America's Cup match, she was defeated 5–0 by challenger Alinghi (SUI 64).
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Yacht club | Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron |
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Nation | New Zealand |
Class | International America's Cup Class |
Sail no | NZL–82 |
Designer(s) | Tom Schnackenberg, Clay Oliver & Mike Drumond |
Builder | Cookson Boatbuilders Auckland, New Zealand |
Launched | 2002 |
Owner(s) | Team New Zealand |
Racing career | |
Skippers | Dean Barker |
Notable victories | 2004 Louis Vuitton Acts |
America's Cup | 2003 |
Specifications | |
Displacement | 27.550 t (27.115 long tons; 30.369 short tons) |
Length | 24.07 m (79.0 ft) (LOA) 18.28 m (60.0 ft) (LWL) |
Beam | 4.11 m (13.5 ft) |
Draft | 3.96 m (13.0 ft) |
Mast height | 33.50 m (109.9 ft) |
Sail area | 306 m2 (3,290 sq ft) |
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