• Overall dimensions 30" High x 4" Wide x 17" Long (1:55 scale)
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• This model sailboat yacht is hand painted the actual colors of the Young America America's Cup yacht
• Young America America's Cup Racer has fabric sails with detailed stitching and logos like the ones on the actual yacht
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NZL 82 was a 2003-generation International America's Cup Class racing yacht. Raced by defenders Team New Zealand (TNZ) in the 2003 America's Cup Match , it was defeated 5-0 by challenger Alinghi (SUI 64).

Background

After the successful 2000 defence in Auckland, there was an "exodus" of senior TNZ members who were lured by rich syndicates to join their challenges for the 2003 America's Cup. Most notable among these departures was that of Russell Coutts and Brad Butterworth to Swiss challengers Alinghi.

These departures resulted in a lack of senior leadership at TNZ, which along with a relative lack of funds, caused the team to resort to radical design innovations in an attempt to defend the cup with raw boat speed alone.

Design Innovation

NZL 82 was notable for its design innovations. The most controversial of these was the so-called "HULA" (Hull Appendage) - a flat appendage attached to the afterbody of the hull designed to increase waterline length (and therefore speed) without increasing the overall length of the boat. Another radical innovation was the keel bulb, which at approximately 7 metres in length, was over 2 metres longer than its competitors of the time.

Disaster

TNZ's 2003 defence was a disaster, going down 0-5 to challengers Alinghi. The defeat was largely down to NZL 82's reliability, or lack thereof. NZL 82 retired from two of the races, both in choppy seas, from multiple gear failures, and a broken mast respectively. Alinghi's SUI 64 proved to be quicker and more reliable. Bizarrely, NZL 82 also appeared to be letting in huge amounts of seawater, particularly during the first race. Syndicate head Tom Schnackenberg later acknowledged that the boat was largely untested in heavy seas.

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