America's Cup yacht class

The America's Cup yacht class is the class of yacht, which conform to the America's Cup yacht rule, used to race the America's Cup. It may refer to:

  • Yacht "America"'s class, sailing yachts that resemble 1850's America
  • RYS £100 Cup class, the class of sailing yachts allowed in the 1851 America's Cup (AC0)
  • Deed of Gift of the America's Cup class, sailing yachts conforming to the standard outlined in the Deed of Gift
  • Seawanhaka Rule class, of the 1890s-1900s (AC8-AC12)
  • Herreshoff Rule class, of the late-1900s (no races during this period) devised by Nathanael Herreshoff
  • Universal Rule class, of the 1910s-1930s (AC13-AC16)
    • J-class yacht, the class of yacht used at the America's Cup in the 1930s (AC14-AC16)
  • International Rule class, of the 1950s-1980s (AC17-AC26)
    • 12-metre class, the class of yacht used at the America's Cup in the 1950s-1980s (AC17-AC26)
  • International America's Cup Class (IACC), the class of yacht used at the America's Cup in the 1990s-2000s (AC28-AC32)
  • AC45, foiling multihull class of yacht used in the America's Cup World Series, prior to the 34th America's Cup in 2013
  • AC72, foiling multihull class of yacht used at the 34th America's Cup in 2013
  • AC45F, foiling multihull class of yacht used in the America's Cup World Series, prior to the 35th America's Cup in 2017
  • AC50 (aka America's Cup Class or ACC), foiling multihull class of yacht used at the 35th America's Cup in 2017
  • AC75 foiling monohull class of yacht used at the 36th America's Cup in 2021

See also

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