Canada One

Canada One
Yacht club  Secret Cove Yacht Club
Nation  Canada
Class 12-metre
Sail no KC–1
Designer(s) Bruce Kirby
Builder Fred McConnell Marine, Ltd.
Launched 1982
Fate Re-built as Canada II.
Racing career
AC Challenger
Selection Series
1983
Specifications
Length 19.00 m (62.34 ft) (LOA)
13.78 m (45.2 ft) (LWL)
Beam 3.84 m (12.6 ft)
Draft 2.72 m (8.9 ft)
Sail area 168 m2 (1,810 sq ft)

Canada One is a 12-metre class yacht that competed in the 1983 Louis Vuitton Cup.[1]

Career

Canada One competed in the 1983 Louis Vuitton Cup and finished 4th. In 1985 she was re-built into Canada II.[2]

References

  1. http://www.americas-cup-history.at/english/lvc%2083.htm
  2. Lang, Luigi; Jones, Dyer (2001). The 12 Metre Class: The History of The International 12 Metre Class From the First International to the America's Cup. London: Adlard Coles Nautical. ISBN 0-7136-6179-8.
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