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Young America was built for the PACT 95 racing syndicate, based in Maine and led by John Marshall, for the 1995 Citizen Cup. [1] The Team Dennis Conner syndicate, sailing Stars & Stripes (USA-34) , won the Citizen Cup and the right to defend the America's Cup against the challenge of Team New Zealand , sailing the yacht Black Magic (NZL 32) .
This is a list of sail codes for sailing yachts and the old codes, used until 1992 by the International Sailing Federation. Sail country codes must comply with World Sailing Racing Rules of Sailing. The Racing Rules of Sailing Appendix G1.2 specifies that national letters shall be clearly legible and of the same color. [1] They must be placed ...
“Among her many fine passages may be mentioned: from New York to San Francisco, 103, 107, 110, 112, 117, and, 116 days, and from San Francisco to New York, 92, 97, 85, 101, 103, and 83 days; San Francisco to Liverpool, 103 and 106 days; Liverpool to San Francisco, 117, 111, and 99 days; and twenty consecutive passages from New York to San Francisco averaging 117 days.
Gary Jobson, sailing author and America's Cup tactician, Sailing Hall of Fame member [7] Pamela Healy , pioneering female sailor and Olympian, Sailing Hall of Fame member [ 8 ] Stan Honey , renowned navigator, founder of Etak and SportVision, Sailing Hall of Fame member, 2010 Yachtsman of the Year, two time Emmy Award winner [ 9 ] [ 10 ] [ 11 ]
On Display at the Herreshoff Marine Museum and America's Cup Hall of Fame in Bristol, Rhode Island SWE–19 Tre kronor: Swedish America's Cup Challenge Finished 7th 1992 LVC: Charter in Sweden. She can be spotted on Google maps. NZL–20 New Zealand: NZ Challenge: Lost 1992 LVC Final to ITA–25 4–7 Restored in 2000 and sailed (privately) in ...
St. Francis Yacht Club 18 September 1994 Larry Klein (USA), 42 San Francisco Twin Flyer, 38 foot sloop [23] Commodore Perry Race North Cape Yacht Club 3 June 2007 Bruce Goldsmith (USA), 71 Lake Erie: J/29 Boom head injury America's Cup Testing Golden Gate Yacht Club 9 May 2013 Andrew Simpson (GBR) San Francisco Artemis Racing, AC72, Boat 1
The 29th America's Cup was contested between the winner of the 1995 Citizen Cup, Team Stars & Stripes, which switched to the yacht Young America for the competition, and the winner of the 1995 Louis Vuitton Cup, Team New Zealand, with the yacht Black Magic. New Zealand swept all five races to take the cup away from the US for only the second ...
Founded in 1869, the San Francisco Yacht Club is the oldest club on the Pacific Coast. The original anchorage and clubhouse were located in San Francisco near Mission Rock, but inadequate depth of water and increasing industrial growth in the area resulted in a move to Sausalito. Waterfront property was purchased and a new clubhouse erected ...