USA 17 trimaran

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USA 17 trimaran is a high-performance, wing-sailed multihull racing yacht that Oracle Team USA campaigned to win the 33rd America’s Cup.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf America's Cup yacht
multihull sailing yacht
racing yacht
trimaran
achievement first America’s Cup win for Oracle Team USA
builder Core Builders Composites
campaign 33rd America’s Cup
category America’s Cup multihulls
experimental racing yachts
challengerYachtClub Golden Gate Yacht Club
class custom Deed of Gift multihull
competedAgainst Alinghi 5
linked to: Alinghi
competitionFormat Deed of Gift match
constructionMaterial carbon fiber composite
country United States
crewRole helmsman
cupEdition 33rd America’s Cup
defeatedDefender Alinghi
defenderYachtClubDefeated Société Nautique de Genève
designer Mike Drummond
Morrelli & Melvin Design and Engineering
VPLP design
event winner of the 33rd America’s Cup
hasAlternativeName BMW Oracle Racing 90
linked to: BMW Oracle Racing

BOR 90
USA-17
helmsman James Spithill
hullType trimaran
influenced AC72 class design philosophy
subsequent wing-sailed America’s Cup catamarans
locationOfVictory Valencia, Spain
linked to: Valencia
notableFeature high-performance multihull design
very large rigid wing sail
notableFor introducing giant wing sail technology to the America’s Cup
operator Oracle Team USA
owner Larry Ellison (through Oracle racing syndicate)
linked to: Larry Ellison
propulsion wind
representing Golden Gate Yacht Club
rigType solid wing sail
sailNumber USA 17
sailPlan wing sail
team BMW Oracle Racing
usedFor America’s Cup racing
linked to: America’s Cup

sailing speed trials
victoryYear 2010

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Oracle Team USA boatTypeUsed USA 17 trimaran