Young America (1994 yacht)
Other names | Stars & Stripes |
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Yacht club | San Diego Yacht Club |
Nation | United States |
Class | International America's Cup Class |
Sail no | USA–36 |
Designer(s) | Bruce Nelson |
Builder | Eric Goetz Custon Sailboats |
Launched | 1994 |
Owner(s) | PACT 95 |
Racing career | |
Skippers | Dennis Conner |
America's Cup | 1995 America's Cup |
AC Defender Selection Series | 1995 Citizen Cup |
Specifications | |
Length |
23.62 m (77.5 ft) (LOA) 17.98 m (59.0 ft) (LWL) |
Beam | 4.57 m (15.0 ft) |
Sail area | 328 m2 (3,530 sq ft) |
Young America is an American International America's Cup Class that unsuccessfully defended the 1995 America's Cup. It was built for PACT 95 for the 1995 Citizen Cup.[1]
The graphics on her hull was created by Roy Lichtenstein.
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