RC44
The RC44 sailboat was designed by Russell Coutts and with the assistance of naval architect Andrej Justin the boat is built by Pauger Carbon Composite / Pauger Yachts and first launched in 2007. The class is recognised by the International Sailing Federation in November 2009 and held it first World Championships in 2010.
 RC44 racing at San Diego | |
| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Russell Coutts & Andrej Justin |
| Year | 2007 |
| Builder(s) | Pauger Yachts |
History
The boat was conceived in 2007.
Events
World Championships
Year |
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Puerto Calero[1] |  17 (USA)James Spithill John Kostecki James Baxter Joey Newton Piet van Nieuwenhuijzen Kyle Langford Jonas Hviid-Nielsen Matt von Bibra Bryce Ruthenberg |
BMW Oracle Racing (USA) Larry Ellison Russell Coutts Dirk de Ridder Ross Halcrow Craig Phillips Colin Orsini Reveline Minihane Ryan Godfrey |
 No Way Back (NED)Pieter Heerema Ray Davies Hervé Cunningham Frederik Sparvath Chresten Plinius Martin Kirketerp Ibsen Frederik Aurell Lasse Berthelsen |
| 2011 | not held | ||
| 2012 Adris[2] |  Peninsula Petroleum (GBR)John Bassadone Vasco Vascotto Mikel Pasabant Oliver Gongora German Panei Miguel Jauregui Robin Imaz Pablo Rosano |
Aqua (GBR) Chris Baker Cameron Appleton Andrew Estcourt Christian Kamp Benjamin Graham-Evans Chris Noble Mark Towill Matthew Cassidy |
 Ceeref (SLO)Igor Lah Michele Ivaldi Michele Cannoni Don Cowie Sarah Callahan Kazuhiko Sofuku Maciel Cicchetti Tine Lah Jaro Furlani |
| 2013 Calero Marinas | Ceeref (SLO) Igor Lah Michele Ivaldi Michele Cannoni Sarah Callahan Kazuhiko sofuku Jaro Furlani Maciel Cicchetti Jani Klemencic Paul Westlake |
Peninsula Petroleum (GBR) John Bassadone Vasco Vascotto Mikel Pasabant Oliver Gongora German Panei Miguel Jauregui Robin Imaz Pablo Rosano |
Aqua (GBR) Chris Baker Cameron Appleton Andrew Estcourt Christian Kamp Benjamin Graham-Evans Chris Noble Matthew Cassidy Mark Towill |
| 2014 Marstrand |  Bronenosec (RUS)Vladimir Liubomirov Michele Ivaldi Alberto Barovier Vladimir Ikonnikov Pietro Mantovani Oleg Krivov Polina Liubomirova |
 Charisma (MON)Nico Poons Tom Slingsby Kyle Langford |
Aqua (GBR) Christopher Bake Cameron Appleton |
| 2015 Cascais | Nika RUS Vladimir Prosikhin (RUS) |
Bronenosec - RUS Vladimir Liubomirov (RUS) |
Ceeref - SLO Igor Lah (SLO) |
| 2016 Sotogrande | Ceeref - SLO Igor Lah (SLO) |
Peninsula Petroleum - GBR John Bassadone (GBR) |
Artemis - SWE Torbjorn Tornqvist (SWE) |
| 2017 Marstrand | Nika Sailing Team RUS 10
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Ceeref - SLO Igor Lah |
Bronenosec RUS Vladimir Liubomirov |
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World Tour
In addition the class holds a tour taking in a number of the key sailing locations in North America, Europe and the Middle East.