This week we were excited to be learning a bit about Te Rehutai,
the Team New Zealand AC 75 that has been sailing in the Waitemata Harbour.
Here is my information.
Peter Burling is the skipper.
AC75 boat.
75 feet long` 22.8 metres .
Te Rehutai won the America's cup 2021 .
It does not have a keel .
Beam 5.4 metres .
Draft 5m(16 .5ft long).
Boat weight is 7 ton.
NZ have been the most successful apart from America.
Oldest sporting cup in the world.
Can go up to 50 knots. 92 kilometres per hour.
Awesome information Stella - did you enjoy watching it sail?
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