BMW Oracle Confirms Multihull

Coming as no surprise to anyone who’s been following the America’s Cup saga, BMW Oracle Racing officially announced that a multihull build is underway in Anacortes, Washington. The team’s last two IACC boats were built on tooling sourced from Janicki Industries in nearby Sedro-Woolley and this boat will be no different. Although the team hasn’t yet officially announced it, most pundits and educated observers believe that, at 90 feet by 90 feet, the boat will almost certainly be a trimaran.

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