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Champions · America's Cup

USA 17

USA 17 is a wing-sailed trimaran that beat the defender Alinghi 5 in the 2010 America's Cup, winning both races by a considerable margin.

Builder’s plate

Type
Trimaran with a rigid wing sail
Length
113 ft overall, 90 ft at the waterline
Beam
89.9 ft
Displacement
17 tons
Design
VPLP
Builder
Core Builders, Anacortes, Washington

What she won

  1. 2010America's Cup, race 1Beat the defender Alinghi 5
  2. 2010America's Cup, race 2Won on 14 February 2010, and with it the Cup; 26.8 knots average on the first leg2–0

Figures from Wikipedia, “USA 17”, read 2026-10-02. Something wrong? Write to the editor and it will be checked and corrected.

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