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America was a 19th-century racing yacht and first winner of the America's Cup international sailing trophy. On August 22, 1851, America won the Royal Yacht Squadron 's 53-mile (85 km) regatta around the Isle of Wight by 18 minutes. [ 3 ]
The America's Cup is a sailing competition and the oldest international competition still operating in any sport. [1] [2] [3] America's Cup match races are held between two sailing yachts: one from the yacht club that currently holds the trophy (known as the defender) and the other from the yacht club that is challenging for the cup (the challenger).
William H. Brown (June 16, 1803 – October 27, 1855) was an American shipbuilder during the 19th-century. He built yachts, paddle steamers and steamboats.He was one of the first shipbuilders in the country and had his business for more than thirty years having built over 300 vessels.
Royal Yacht Squadron United Kingdom: Sec-Fi America New York Yacht Club United States: John Cox Stevens syndicate George W. Steers William H. Brown Richard Brown 1 1870 New York City: Franklin Osgood Richard F. Loper T. Byerly & Son Andrew J. Comstock Magic New York Yacht Club United States: Fi-Eig Cambria Royal Thames Yacht Club United Kingdom ...
The America 3 Foundation racing syndicate entered the 1995 Citizen Cup with an all women's programme. The team sailed America³ (USA–23) in the first three stages of the Round Robin, then switched to their newly delivered yacht Mighty Mary (USA–43) for the remainder of the event.
The firm built the America's Cup winning Cup yachts Enterprise (1930), and Rainbow (1934), designed by Starling Burgess. Every winning America's Cup Yacht from 1893 to 1934 was built by the Herreshoff yard. [11] The 123-foot Defender featured steel-framing, bronze plating up to the waterline and aluminum topsides to achieve a lighter and faster ...
Royal Yacht Britania Facts and History. On February 4, 1952, John Brown & Co shipyard in Clydebank, Scotland, received the order from the Admiralty to build a new Royal Yacht to travel the globe ...
In October 1868 Ashbury wrote to the New York Yacht Club offering to be the first challenger for the America's Cup. [3] He subsequently exchanged letters with Gordon Bennett, sportsman and owner of the New York Herald, challenging him to a trans-Atlantic race, prior to competing for the cup on behalf of the Royal Thames Yacht Club.