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- LaunchedThe moment a new boat touches the water for the first time.See in the glossary
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- ShipyardThe company that builds the boat, or carries out major work on it.See in the glossary
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- Designer(s)The designer of the boat: hull shape, appendages, structure, sail plan.See in the glossary
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- DesignThe drawing a boat is built from; sister-ships share the same design.See in the glossary
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- GenerationBuild period: boats of the same generation often share the same technical choices.See in the glossary
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- Hull typeHow many hulls the boat has: monohull, catamaran or trimaran.See in the glossary
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- StatusWhere the boat stands today: active, retired from racing, lost, in a museum or converted.See in the glossary
- ActiveStill sailing.See in the glossary
- SponsorsA company or institution that funds a boat, a team or a skipper in exchange for visibility.See in the glossary
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- OwnersThe person or organisation that owns the boat, which does not necessarily race it.See in the glossary
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- Operating teamThe organisation running one or more racing boats: technical crew, logistics, partners.See in the glossary
- Gitana Team · since 2026
- SuppliersA company that supplies part of the boat's equipment: sails, mast, electronics, foils, keel, energy.See in the glossary
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- Sail numberThe identifier printed on the mainsail: a country code followed by a number.See in the glossary
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- FlagThe country the boat is registered in.See in the glossary
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- Keel typeThe weighted fin under a monohull's hull, which stops it drifting sideways and keeps it upright.See in the glossary
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- FoilsAn underwater wing that lifts the boat so it drags less in the water and goes faster.See in the glossary
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- Hull lengthLength of the hull alone, without the bowsprit or protruding appendages.See in the glossary
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- Max beamMaximum width of the boat; for a multihull, from one float to the other.See in the glossary
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- DraftHow deep the boat sits: from the waterline to the lowest point of the keel.See in the glossary
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- Air draftHeight of the boat above the water: from the waterline to the top of the mast.See in the glossary
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- DisplacementThe mass of the boat ready to sail, equal to the mass of water it displaces.See in the glossary
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- Upwind sail areaSail area carried when the boat sails towards the wind: mainsail and headsail.See in the glossary
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- Downwind sail areaSail area carried with the wind on the beam or from behind, with the big headsails.See in the glossary
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