The Sydney 40 was designed by
Iain Murray and built by
Sydney Yachts in the late 1990s.
History
The Sydney 40 was chosen from the design board by the
Royal Ocean Racing Club
The Royal Ocean Racing Club is a club in London with a further clubhouse and office in Cowes, Isle of Wight. It was established in 1925 as the Ocean Racing Club, as a result of a race to the Fastnet Rock from Cowes, finishing in Plymouth. It rece ...
to become the new One Design class for the
Admiral's Cup
The Admiral's Cup was an international yachting regatta. For many years it was known as the unofficial world championship of offshore racing.
The Admiral's Cup regatta was started in 1957 and was normally a biennial event (occurring in odd-numbe ...
. The class never really took off for a variety of reasons this led to the failure of the management company Race 1. The boat had a highly tunable rig and was hard to sail well rewarding the most experience crews. The class was allowed to hold a World Championship by the
International Sailing Federation for two years early on in its existence.
Events
World Champions
Admiral's Cup
{{Classes of the International Sailing Federation
Sailing yachts
Former classes of World Sailing
1990s sailboat type designs
Sailboat types built by Sydney Yachts