Canada One Explained

Canada One
Nat:
Class:12-metre
Sailno:KC–1
Designer:Bruce Kirby
Builder:Fred McConnell Marine, Ltd.
Launched:1982
Fate:Re-built as Canada II.
Lc Year:1983
Length:19m (62feet) (LOA)
13.78m (45.21feet) (LWL)
Beam:3.84m (12.6feet)
Draft:2.72m (08.92feet)
Sail:168m2

Canada One is a 12-metre class yacht that competed in the 1983 Louis Vuitton Cup[1] and finished fourth. In 1985 she was re-built into Canada II.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The first Louis Vuitton Cup 1983.
  2. Book: Lang . Luigi . Jones . Dyer . The 12 Metre Class: The History of The International 12 Metre Class From the First International to the America's Cup . 2001 . Adlard Coles Nautical . London . 0-7136-6179-8.