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The 1988 America's Cup was the 27th America's Cup regatta, and was contested between the defender, San Diego Yacht Club represented by Stars & Stripes H3, and the challenger, the Mercury Bay Boating Club represented by New Zealand Challenge's KZ-1. Run under strict Deed of Gift rules, the regatta was won by San Diego Yacht Club, in a two-race ...
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Stars and Stripes after winning the America's Cup and returning to harbor in San Diego, California, September 9, 1988. The surprise challenge by Sir Michael Fay caught San Diego Yacht Club unprepared. They initially rejected the challenge, but were compelled to respond when Mr. Fay brought the matter before the New York courts.
Octopus is a 126-metre (413 ft) megayacht built for Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen.She is one of the world's largest yachts. Launched in 2003 at a cost of $200 million, [1] Octopus is a private vessel that has been loaned out for exploration projects, scientific research and rescue missions.
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The yacht was sold to an unnamed buyer in October 2017 [7] [8] by Fraser Yachts. [2] In March 2018, her name was changed to Andromeda . During 2017-2018, the vessel spent the winter months of the northern hemisphere completing sea trials , then set sail across the Pacific, arriving in Singapore on 6 March.
Yacht Club Costa Smeralda of Porto Cervo, Sardinia was appointed the challenger of record and hence the organiser of the challenger series. [3] [4] This was the last time that 12-metre class yachts were used in the America's Cup and the first time for 132 years that it had not been defended by the New York Yacht Club.
San Diego Yacht Club United States: San Diego, California: 1886 San Francisco Yacht Club United States: Belvedere Tiburon, CA: 1869 Savannah Yacht Club United States: Savannah, Georgia: 1869 Seattle Yacht Club United States: Seattle, WA: 1892 Sea Cliff Yacht Club United States: Sea Cliff, New York: 1892 Severn Sailing Association United States