Defiant is the first challenger to arrive in Auckland ahead of the 36th Americas Cup next year.

Ac75 defiant. Portsmouth Rhode Island After an estimated 76000 combined hours of fabrication and finishing work by the production and shore teams of American Magic the US. Named Defiant the cutting-edge foiling monohull is the first Americas Cup class boat built to represent the New York Yacht Club in over 16 years. Video American Magic.

The AC75 is relatively light its weight can be compared to a 380 meters surfboard boarded by a 35-kilogram teenager. AC75 DEFIANT DECOMMISSIONED IN AUCKLAND AS LAUNCH OF PATRIOT NEARS. Challenger for the 36th Americas Cup has decommissioned its first AC75 DEFIANT.

Challenger for the 36th Americas Cup has decommissioned its first AC75 DEFIANT. CHALLENGERS FIRST AC75 IS OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED AND NAMED. AC75 DEFIANT decommissioned as launch of PATRIOT nears.

Duncan Johnstone 0743 Sep 16 2019. The first of American Magics two AC75s is officially named DEFIANT in front of friends and family during a ceremony at the teams base of operation in Port. Since then the first of two AC75s to be built for the US.

Following DEFIANTs decommissioning the full attention and resources of the team have been directed towards the pre-launch preparations for its second AC75 PATRIOT. Challenger for the 36th Americas Cup has decommissioned its first AC75 DEFIANT. The mechatronics required to move the A75s foils deliver precision handling and speed and while they may look basic in form their execution is anything but standard.

Americans Magic second AC75 which has not yet been christened is set to arrive in Auckland this autumn. Challengers first AC75 racing boat was officially named and launched on Saturday morning. American Magic will now work to establish a new base on Wynyard Wharf in New Zealand and intends to sail Defiant around Aucklands.