Etymology

AC50

Today it means: A hydrofoil catamaran sailing racing yacht, with a wingsail mainsail, developed for the 2017 America's Cup. Full definition →

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The story

From America's Cup + 50, because it measures approximately 50 feet on the waterline.

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