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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.
The Young America was built by William H. Webb of New York. ... She set a record for a loaded sailing ship between San Francisco to New York in 1870, 83 days: "the ...
Renamed GBR–52. During 2007 based in Valencia. Since early 2008 sailing on Lake Constance. The keel has been shortened to allow her to pass over a bar in the marina entrance. USA–53 Young America: Young America: Hull failure during LVC R-Rs: Luna Rossa Challenge, location unknown USA–54 Aloha Racing: Sailed in LVC R-R 3, finished 9th
The 1995 Citizen Cup was the defender selection series regatta for the 1995 America's Cup, held in the United States.Three defense syndicates (featuring four IACC yachts) competed over four round robins and a semi-finals series 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 ...
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.
MSC Cruises' new ship, World America, will have a swing ride that propels guests back and forth over the water. ... Be the first to experience it, only on MSC World America. Sailing out of Miami ...
For the 1995 America's Cup, Marshall led the PACT 95 syndicate whose yacht, Young America, narrowly lost the 1995 Citizen Cup to Stars & Stripes. [4] [5] For the 2000 Louis Vuitton Cup, the Young America syndicate represented the New York Yacht Club. He was inducted into the America's Cup Hall of Fame in 2017. [6]
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