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The 28th America's Cup was contested between the winner of the 1992 Citizen Cup defender selection series, America³, and the winner of the 1992 Louis Vuitton Cup challenger selection series, Il Moro di Venezia. It was the first edition of the America's Cup that was sailed on International America's Cup Class yachts.
The 3rd Louis Vuitton Cup was held in San Diego, United States in 1992. The winner, Il Moro di Venezia, went on to challenge for the 1992 America's Cup. Teams
The 1992 Citizen Cup was the defender selection series regatta for the 1992 America's Cup, held in the United States.Two defense syndicates (featuring five IACC yachts) competed over four round robins in order earn a berth in the Citizen Cup finals; the winner earned the right to defend the America's Cup against the winner of the Louis Vuitton Cup (challenger selection series regatta).
1988 San Diego: Sail America Foundation Morelli, B. Chance, Jr. & Hubbard R. D. Boatworks Dennis Conner: Stars and Stripes San Diego Yacht Club United States: 2–0 KZ-1 Mercury Bay Boating Club New Zealand: New Zealand Challenge Bruce Farr Marten Marine David Barnes: 28 1992 San Diego: America³ Foundation America³ design team Goetz Custom ...
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).
In 1995, Bill Koch revamped the program to begin the first nearly all-female, America's Cup boat. America 3 's successor, Mighty Mary , was on her way to a race-off with Young America , the boat of the third syndicate that year, to determine who went through to the 1995 America's Cup, in the lead of what ended up being the last race of the ...
America³ was one of four yachts built for the America 3 Foundation racing syndicate, headed by American businessman Bill Koch, for the 1992 Citizen Cup. It was launched in 1992. [1] America³ won the Citizen Cup, then successfully defended the America's Cup against the challenge of the Italian yacht Il Moro di Venezia V, winner of the 1992 ...
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.