Commodore Stevens knew that the right design would outweigh any dandy skipper s tricks. So he was careful not to lose sight of the details. Famed shipwright George Steers built Stevens his yacht, first carving a wooden model and then fastidiously scaling and matching its lines onto a floor at his New York shipyard. To beat a British fleet the America had to be fast, and her precedent has held true for every Cup race since. America True understands that sleek hulls and full sails are not luxury items.
Technology is the underpinning of every campaign.
From the design conception to the final sponsor applique, creating a superior America s Cup Class boat is a rigorous, absorbing process that requires numerous engineers, researchers, and technicians. America True has entrusted Phil Kaiko, a three time America s Cup designer, to oversee this enormous task. Kaiko is leading a design team that includes NASA researchers, and engineers from leading companies in the technology industry. One of these companies is Structural Dynamics Research Corporation, based in Ohio with facilities in California s Silicon Valley. SDRC has dominated the computer-aided drafting market for the past 30 years, and its partnership with America True is the company s first foray into America s Cup technology.