AC40

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The AC40 (America's Cup 40) is a one design racing yacht used for the 2024 America's Cup preliminary events and planned to be used for the 2024 Unicredit Youth America's Cup and 2024 Puig Women's America's Cup matches.^[1] The 12 m (39 ft) monohulls feature wing-like sailing hydrofoils mounted on canting arms, a soft double-skinned wingsail, and no keel.

Key Information

Development
Year	2022 –
Role	inshore racing
Name	AC40
Boat
Crew	4
Displacement	2,000 kg (4,400 lb) estimated
Draft	3.50 m (11 ft)
Hull
Type	Foiling Monohull
Construction	Carbon Fiber
LOA	11.80 m (39 ft)
Beam	3.38 m (11 ft)
Hull appendages
General	topside-mounted ballasted canting T-wing foils
Ballast	set in foils
Rudder(s)	centerline T-wing rudder
Rig
Rig type	bermuda sloop
Mast length	17.92 m (59 ft)
Sails
General	two semi-battened mainsail skins, one headsail skin
Mainsail area	63 m2 (680 sq ft)
Jib/genoa area	38 m2 (410 sq ft) J1 32 m2 (340 sq ft) J2 26 m2 (280 sq ft) J3
Spinnaker area	N/A
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Unlike AC75s all systems are battery powered with no need of grinders or cyclors to accumulate hydraulic pressure reducing crew to just four (two helmsmen and two trimmers).