The challengers for the next America’s Cup revealed preliminary details to race an enormous vessel nicknamed “Dogzilla” that is nearly the size of two basketball courts.
The 90-foot-by-90-foot (27.4-meter-by-27.4-meter) trimaran will challenge defending champion Alinghi of Switzerland in the next edition of yachting’s most prestigious race, off the United Arab Emirates in 2010, the U.S.-based BMW Oracle team said in a statement on Monday
“We’re pleased to publicly confirm that the BOR 90, which will continue to undergo modifications, is the boat that will compete for the 33rd America’s Cup in 2010,” BMW Oracle said.
“Dogzilla” has an overall waterline length of 100 feet. The mast is 185 feet. The three sails are 6,800, 6,700, and 8,400 square feet (632, 622 and 780 square meters) — each about 30 percent bigger than the sails used in the last America’s Cup in Valencia, Spain, in 2007.
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