AC40, which Spain will compete in Barcelona, ​​is already in New Zealand

AC40 is the first monocoque with ‘foils’ (ailerons). (12.20 meters long) will be used by the Young America’s Cup and Women’s Cup teams at the 37th America’s Cup in Barcelona in 2024, where Spain will have one team in both categories. He is already in New Zealand.

The defending champions (Emirates Team New Zealand) and the five current challengers (British INEOS, Italian Luna Rossa, American Magic and Swiss Alinghi Red Bull Racing) are expected to have two AC40s each by mid-2023 and will be able to train. they.

Spanish navigator Guillermo Altadil, director of the two Spanish teams of the Young Copa America (under-25 groups) and the Women’s CupIt has already advanced that each of the teams, which will represent Real Club Náutico de Barcelona, ​​hope to have an AC40, which is already assembling their crews (four crew members on board).

Already under rapid construction at McConaghy Yachts’ yards in China, the AC40 has now arrived at the site in Whangarei, New Zealand, north of Auckland. It undergoes QA (Quality Assurance) controls and its synchronization for 10 or 12 days before distribution to different competitors.