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Canada One
Yacht club Secret Cove Yacht Club
Nation Canada
Class12-metre
Sail noKC–1
Designer(s)Bruce Kirby
BuilderFred McConnell Marine, Ltd.
Launched1982
FateRe-built as Canada II.
Racing career
AC Challenger
Selection Series
1983
Specifications
Length19.00 m (62.34 ft) (LOA)
13.78 m (45.2 ft) (LWL)
Beam3.84 m (12.6 ft)
Draft2.72 m (8.9 ft)
Sail area168 m (1,810 sq ft)

Canada One is a 12-metre class yacht that competed in the 1983 Louis Vuitton Cup and finished fourth. In 1985 she was re-built into Canada II.

References

  1. "The first Louis Vuitton Cup 1983".
  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.
12-metre class yachts of Canada
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