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America's Cup.

Publié le 14/05/2013

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America's Cup. In 1851, the U.S. schooner America of the New York Yacht Club received a "hundred guinea cup" from the Royal Yacht Squadron for winning a race around the Isle of Wight, England, against 15 British yachts. Renamed The America's Cup it was offered as a challenge trophy by the New York Yacht Club, with the first challenge taking place in 1870. The yachts are from the United States unless otherwise stated.. Year Winning yacht Winning skipper Series Losing Yacht 1870 Magic Andrew Comstock 1-0 Cambria (England) 1871 Columbia/Sappho1 Nelson Comstock and Sam Greenwood 4-1 Livonia (England) 1876 Madeleine Josephus Williams 2-0 Countess of Dufferin (Canada) 1881 Mischief Nathaniel Clock 2-0 Atalanta (Canada) 1885 Puritan Aubrey Crocker 2-0 Genesta (England) 1886 Mayflower Martin Stone 2-0 Galatea (England) 1887 Volunteer Henry Haff 2-0 Thistle (Scotland) 1893 Vigilant William Hansen 3-0 Valkyrie II (England) 1895 Defender Henry Haff 3-0 Valkyrie III (England) 1899 Columbia James Barr 3-0 Shamrock (England) 1901 Columbia James Barr 3-0 Shamrock II (England) 1903 Reliance James Barr 3-0 Shamrock III (England) 1920 Resolute Charles Adams 3-2 Shamrock IV (England) 1930 Enterprise Harold Vanderbilt 4-0 Shamrock V (England) 1934 Rainbow Harold Vanderbilt 4-2 Endeavour (England) 1937 Ranger Harold Vanderbilt 4-0 Endeavour II (England) 1958 Columbia Briggs Cunningham 4-0 Sceptre (England) 1962 Weatherly Emil Mosbacher, Jr. 4-1 Gretel (Australia) 1964 Constellation Bob Bavier, Jr. 4-0 Sovereign (England) 1967 Intrepid Emil Mosbacher, Jr. 4-0 Dame Pattie (Australia) 1970 Intrepid Bill Ficker 4-1 Gretel II (Australia) 1974 Courageous Ted Hood 4-0 Southern Cross (Australia) 1977 Courageous Ted Turner 4-0 Australia (Australia) 1980 Freedom Dennis Conner 4-1 Australia (Australia) 1983 Australia II (Australia) John Bertrand 4-3 Liberty 1987 Stars & Stripes Dennis Conner 4-0 Kookaburra III (Australia) 1988 Stars & Stripes Dennis Conner 2-0 New Zealand (New Zealand) 1992 America³ Bill Koch 4-1 Il Moro di Venezia (Italy) 1995 Black Magic (New Zealand) Russell Coutts 5-0 Young America 2000 Black Magic (New Zealand) Russell Coutts 5-0 Luna Rosa (Italy) 2003 Alinghi (Switzerland) Russell Coutts 5-0 New Zealand (New Zealand) 2007 Alinghi (Switzerland) Brad Butterworth 5-2 New Zealand (New Zealand) 1) Columbia won two out of three races. Sappho won both its races.

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