Currently, at its production site in Italy, Persico SpA is producing CNC-milled models and carbon-infusion moulds for all the structural parts of the wing spar for an AC72 yacht for a team entered in the next America’s Cup series. The parts will be manufactured with the aid of a 50-m autoclave at our Valencia site, Future Fibres Spar Division.
AC72:
•LOA 22.0 m (72’)
•Beam 14.0 m (46’)
•Displacement 5,700 kg (12,500 pounds)
•All-up weight 7,000 kg (15,500 pounds)
•Wingsail area 260 m2 (2,800 square feet)
•Wingsail height 40 m (130 feet)
•Wingsail chord 8.5 m (28 feet)
•Sail trimming Manual grinders
•Configuration Twin-hulled catamaran
•Crew 11
•Sail trimming No mechanically powered systems
•Sail area reduction Removable top sections/leech elements
•Appendages Maximum of 2 rudders and 2 daggerboards
•Construction Minimum 600 grams per square meter outer-skin
•Beam 14.0 m (46’)
•Displacement 5,700 kg (12,500 pounds)
•All-up weight 7,000 kg (15,500 pounds)
•Wingsail area 260 m2 (2,800 square feet)
•Wingsail height 40 m (130 feet)
•Wingsail chord 8.5 m (28 feet)
•Sail trimming Manual grinders
•Configuration Twin-hulled catamaran
•Crew 11
•Sail trimming No mechanically powered systems
•Sail area reduction Removable top sections/leech elements
•Appendages Maximum of 2 rudders and 2 daggerboards
•Construction Minimum 600 grams per square meter outer-skin
