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Abracadabra / USA 54
Length: 80 feet
Weight: 50,000 pounds (85% of the weight is in the ballast)
Mast height: 114 feet (11 stories)
Upwind Speed: 12-13 knots
Downwind Speed: up to 20 knots (in very high winds)

Built in Honolulu, Hawaii in 1999, Abracadabra / USA 54 was designed by Australian, Ian Burns. The yacht was raced in the 2000 America's Cup in Auckland New Zealand, by John Kolius' Aloha Racing, operating out of the Waikiki Yacht Club.

Abracadabra was the second of two IACC boats entered by Aloha Racing, along with stable mate USA 50. During the 2000 America's Cup challenge, Abracadabra defeated Team Dennis Conner's USA 55 in preliminary round robin races in 2 out of 3 races. After an unsuccessful run at the 2000 America's Cup, Abracadabra was purchased by software magnate, Larry Ellison, who used it as a training boat for his Oracle Racing team.

The yacht was later acquired by Team Dennis Conner. As the trial horse for Conner's USA 66, Abracadabra underwent significant modifications in order to match the speeds of current IACC racing yachts. Its boom was lengthened by two feet, and the keel was extended by one foot. Today, Abracadabra retains her high-tech racing features, including a winged keel. While not nearly as famous as Stars & Stripes / USA 34, Abracadabra is more technologically advanced and the faster of the two boats.

Stars & Stripes / USA 34
Length: 79 feet
Weight: 50,000 pounds (85% of the weight is in the ballast)
Mast height: 114 feet (11 stories)
Upwind Speed: 10-12 knots
Downwind Speed: up to 18 knots (in very high winds)

"Stars & Stripes." It is arguably the most widely-recognized name among all American sailing vessels. Team Dennis Conner's original Stars & Stripes went to Australia in 1987 and won back the America's Cup in Fremantle, defeating the Aussies'Kookaburra III.

Next Level Racing's Stars & Stripes / USA 34 was designed by David Pedrick and built in 1994 by Goetz Boat Works for Team Dennis Conner's single-boat campaign during the 1995 America's Cup in San Diego. Stars & Stripes / USA 34 rose to notoriety by winning the Citizen Cup in 1995, earning the right to defend the Cup on behalf of the San Diego Yacht Club. But in one of the most bizarre twists in the history of America's Cup racing, Conner chose to defend the Cup, not aboard his Stars & Stripes / USA 34, but rather using Young America / USA 36, which he had just defeated in the finals of the Citizen Cup.

In head to head competition, Team New Zealand's Black Magic proved to be much faster, defeating Team Dennis Conner in four straight races. The Cup resided in New Zealand until the controversial 2003 victory by the Swiss Team's Alinghi, with Team New Zealand's former skipper, Russell Coutts as its Master.

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Abracadabra / USA 54 Length: 80 feet Weight: 50,000 pounds (85% of the weight is in the ballast) Mast height: 114 feet (11 stories) Upwind Speed: 12-13 knots Downwind Speed: up to 20 knots (in very high winds) Built in Honolulu, Hawaii in 1999, Abracadabra / USA 54 was designed by Australian, Ian Burns. The yacht was raced in the 2000 America's Cup in Auckland New Zealand, by John Kolius' Aloha Racing, operating out of the Waikiki Yacht Club. Abracadabra was the second of two IACC boats entered by Aloha Racing, along with stable mate USA 50. During the 2000 America's Cup challenge, Abracadabra defeated Team Dennis Conner's USA 55 in preliminary round robin races in 2 out of 3 races. After an unsuccessful run at the 2000 America's Cup, Abracadabra was purchased by software magnate, Larry Ellison, who used it as a training boat for his Oracle Racing team. The yacht was later acquired by Team Dennis Conner. As the trial horse for Conner's USA 66, Abracadabra underwent significant modifications in order to match the speeds of current IACC racing yachts. Its boom was lengthened by two feet, and the keel was extended by one foot. Today, Abracadabra retains her high-tech racing features, including a winged keel. While not nearly as famous as Stars & Stripes / USA 34, Abracadabra is more technologically advanced and the faster of the two boats. Stars & Stripes / USA 34 Length: 79 feet Weight: 50,000 pounds (85% of the weight is in the ballast) Mast height: 114 feet (11 stories) Upwind Speed: 10-12 knots Downwind Speed: up to 18 knots (in very high winds) "Stars & Stripes." It is arguably the most widely-recognized name among all American sailing vessels. Team Dennis Conner's original Stars & Stripes went to Australia in 1987 and won back the America's Cup in Fremantle, defeating the Aussies'Kookaburra III. Next Level Racing's Stars & Stripes / USA 34 was designed by David Pedrick and built in 1994 by Goetz Boat Works for Team Dennis Conner's single-boat campaign during the 1995 America's Cup in San Diego. Stars & Stripes / USA 34 rose to notoriety by winning the Citizen Cup in 1995, earning the right to defend the Cup on behalf of the San Diego Yacht Club. But in one of the most bizarre twists in the history of America's Cup racing, Conner chose to defend the Cup, not aboard his Stars & Stripes / USA 34, but rather using Young America / USA 36, which he had just defeated in the finals of the Citizen Cup. In head to head competition, Team New Zealand's Black Magic proved to be much faster, defeating Team Dennis Conner in four straight races. The Cup resided in New Zealand until the controversial 2003 victory by the Swiss Team's Alinghi, with Team New Zealand's former skipper, Russell Coutts as its Master.

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