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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, 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.
Another historic Market Street event was the New Year's Eve celebration at the Ferry Building on December 31, 1999. Over 1.2 million people jammed Market Street and nearby streets for the raucous and peaceful turn-of-the-century celebration. The San Francisco Pride parade runs down Market Street, attracting many people every year.
“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.
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
Conner has won the America's Cup three times, successfully defending the Cup in 1980 and 1988, and winning as the challenger in 1987.His 4–3 loss in 1983 to Australian Alan Bond's wing-keeled challenger Australia II was the first Cup defender to be defeated in the 132-year history of the race, simultaneously ending a run by the New York Yacht Club that began with the first contest.
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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 ]