CHN 95- China Team reach their peak
by China Team (ed Sail World Asia) on 11 Oct 2006
CHN95 - first AC Class out of China China Team / 2007 Americas Cup
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The first AC Class ever built in China will carry the number 95.
The building of the hull was completed in Dong Guan, by McConaghy International validated by the technical director of tonnage, Ken MacAlpine. CHN95 will be delivered directly to Valencia from Hong Kong and is expected to arrive mid-December.
Chinese Numerology: the number 95 as interpreted by Leo, translator-interpreter of China Team.
‘The number 5 represents the five essential elements: fire, wood, earth, gold and water. These are the founding elements because they enabled the Chinese Gods to create our world. When 9 is added to 5, it adds another, highly symbolic dimension. When you write nine and five in Chinese characters, it signifies 45, or the multiplication of the two figures. The number 45 is full of meaning and very important symbolically because it once represented the age a Chinese man could become king. There is of course a proverb that expresses this idea: ‘jiu wu zhi zun,’ which translates as ‘at 45 man reaches his peak, the height of his powers and his strengths!’
The registration of a AC Class boat is made up of two parts. The first three letters represent the country of origin of the Yacht Club, CHN for China, ITA for Italy, NZL for New Zealand, and so on.
The number that follows is attributed by the technical director of tonnage to every new AC Class in chronological order of construction. CHN95 will therefore be the 95th AC Class yacht since the beginning of the class in 1992. This means a boat can change its nationality but never its number.
The technical director of tonnage officially attributes the number of an AC yacht only if the boat complies with the strict formula of the design rule.
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