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BMW Oracle Racing 90 (BOR90) is a 90-ft. LWL, 90-ft. beam sloop rigged one-off racing sail trimaran built by the USA sailing team BMW Oracle Racing for possible use in a Deed of Gift challenge for the 33rd America's Cup. Designed by VPLP Yacht Design with consultation from Franck Cammas and his Groupama multi-hull sailing team, BOR90 is very light for its size being constructed almost entirely out of carbon fiber and epoxy resin, and exhibits very high performance being able to sail at 2.0 to 2.5 times the true wind speed (though some rumors have claimed 4x TWS).[1] In March, 2009, BOR 90 was pulled from the water for extensive modification.[2]
Specifications
Boat Type: Trimaran of carbon composite construction
Where Built: Core Builders, Anacortes, WA, USA
Hours to build: Over, 80,000 hours to date (February 2009)
Overall Length: 100-feet / ~30 meters
Waterline Length: 90-feet / ~27 meters
Beam: 90-feet / ~27 meters
Mast height: 158-feet / ~48 meters
Where Built: Hall Spars, Bristol, RI, USA
Sails:
Mainsail: 5,000 square feet / ~500 square meters
Headsail: 3,500 square feet / ~360 square meters
Gennaker: 7,000 square feet / ~700 square meters
References
- ^ "America's cup: BMW Oracle Racing pushes edge in 90-foot trimaran". International Herald Tribune. 2008-11-08. Retrieved 2009-03-07.
- ^ Associated Press (2009-03-03). "Team plans modifications to trimaran". ESPN. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
External links
- BOR 90 Trials Bayshots Images
- BMW Oracle Racing official site
- VPLP Yacht Design
- Cammas-Groupama Sailing Team
- Hundreds of images of the BOR 90
- ABC News Story on BOR and the BOR90 (video)
- CBS News Story on BOR and the BOR90 (video)
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