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The cup, a silver ewer, is awarded to the winner of a match of up to nine races between two yachts from different countries, one representing the yacht club which holds the Cup and the other boat fielded by a yacht club challenging for the trophy. This page is a candidate to be moved to Wiktionary. ...

The race originated on August 22, 1851 when the 30.86 m schooner-yacht America owned by a syndicate representing the New York Yacht Club raced 15 yachts representing the Royal Yacht Squadron around the Isle of Wight. America won by 20 minutes. The syndicate which owned the America later donated the Cup through a Deed of Gift to the New York Yacht Club. The trophy would be held in trust as a 'challenge' trophy to promote friendly competition between nations. August 22 is the 234th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (235th in leap years), with 131 days remaining. ... Events January 23 - The flip of a coin determines whether a new city in Oregon is named after Boston, Massachusetts, or Portland, Maine, with Portland winning. ... The Royal Yacht Squadron is considered by many people to be the world’s most prestigious yacht club located on the coast at Cowes Castle on the Isle of Wight in the United Kingdom. ... The Isle of Wight is an island county off the south coast of England, opposite Southampton. ...

Stung by this blow to contemporary perception of invincible British sea power, a succession of British syndicates attempted to win back the cup. The New York Yacht Club remained unbeaten for 25 challenges over 132 years, the longest winning streak in the history of sport. The matches were held in the vicinity of New York Harbor until 1930, then sailed off Newport, Rhode Island for the rest of the NYYC's reign. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country in western Europe, and member of the Commonwealth of Nations, the G8, the European Union, and NATO. Usually known simply as the United Kingdom, the UK, or (inaccurately) as Great Britain or Britain, the UK has four constituent... A sport consists of a normal physical activity or skill carried out under a publicly agreed set of rules, and with a recreational purpose: for competition, for self-enjoyment, to attain excellence, for the development of skill, or some combination of these. ... New York Harbor is a geographic term that refers collectively to the bays and tidal estuaries near the mouth of the Hudson and adjacent rivers in the vicinity of New York City. ... 1930 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... A side street in Newport, Rhode Island, showing the historic buildings near the waterfront Newport is a city located in Newport County, Rhode Island. ...

One of the most famous and determined challengers was Irish tea baron Sir Thomas Lipton, who mounted five challenges between 1899 and 1930, all in yachts named Shamrock. One of Lipton's motivations for making so many challenges was the publicity that the racing generated for his Lipton Tea company, though his original entry was at the personal request of the Prince of Wales in hopes of repairing trans-Atlantic ill-will generated by a contentious earlier challenger. Lipton was preparing for his sixth challenge when he died in 1931. The yachts from this era, known as J boats were huge by today's standards, due to the generally lax restrictions of the competition. A true colour image of Ireland, captured by a NASA satellite on January 4, 2003. ... This article is about the beverage. ... Sir Thomas Johnstone Lipton (born May 10, 1850 in Glasgow; died October 2, 1931 in London), British self-made man, merchant and yachtsman who created the famous Lipton tea brand and was the most persistent challenger in the history of the Americas Cup. ... 1899 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1930 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Lipton is a British tea company, now owned by Unilever. ... Edward VII King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Emperor of India His Majesty King Edward VII (Albert Edward) (9 November 1841–6 May 1910) was the first British monarch of the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. ... 1931 is a common year starting on Thursday. ...

After the Second World War, the 12 metre class of yachts were introduced. The NYYC's unbeaten streak continued in eight more defences, running from 1958 to 1980. Alan Bond, a flamboyant and at times dishonest Australian businessman made three challenges for the cup between 1974 and 1980, failing all three times, including a loss to Ted Turner in 1977. He returned in 1983 with a golden spanner which he claimed would be used to unbolt the cup from its plinth, so he could take it home. Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is the sixth-largest country in the world, the only country to occupy an entire continent, and the largest in the region of Australasia/Oceania. ... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Robert Edward Ted Turner III (born November 19, 1938) is an American media mogul and philanthropist. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... 1983 is an integer and composite number that represents a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A wrench or spanner is a tool used to turn bolts, nuts or other hard-to-turn items. ...

In 1983 there were six foreign challenging syndicates for the cup. In order to establish who would be the actual "challenger", a series of elimination races were held, the prize for which was the Louis Vuitton Cup. In the challenger series, the Bond syndicate won easily. Then with the yacht Australia II representing the Perth Yacht Club, designed by Ben Lexcen and skippered by John Bertrand, the Australian syndicate won the America's Cup in a seven-race match 4-3 to break the 132-year winning streak. The Americas Cup is the most famous trophy in the sport of yachting, and the oldest active trophy in sports. ... Australia II was the first successful challenger for the Americas Cup after 132 years. ... For other cities named Perth, see Perth. ... Ben Lexcen (born as Bob Miller, 1936–1988) was an Australian boat designer. ... Member of Royal Brighton Yacht Club in Melbourne Australia. ...

Beaten skipper Dennis Conner won the cup back four years later, with the yacht Stars & Stripes representing the San Diego Yacht Club, but had to fend off an unprecedented 13 challenger syndicates to do it. Bond's syndicate lost the Defender series and did not race in the final. Dennis Conner, 1980 Dennis Conner (born December 16, 1942) is an American yachtsman who has participated in the Americas Cup nine times. ... Categories: Stub ... City nickname Americas Finest City City flower Bird of Paradise City urban tree Jacaranda City native tree Torrey Pine Mayor Dick Murphy* City Attorney Michael Aguirre City Council District One District Two District Three District Four District Five District Six District Seven District Eight Scott Peters Michael Zucchet Toni...

Technology was now playing an increasing role in the yacht design. The 1983 winner, Australia II, had sported an innovative but controversial "winged" keel, and the New Zealand boat that Conner had beaten in the Louis Vuitton final in Fremantle was the first 12-metre to have a fibreglass hull construction rather than aluminium. The New Zealand syndicate had to fight off legal challenges from Conner's team who were demanding that 'core samples' be taken from the plastic hull (requiring the drilling of holes in the yacht hull) to prove that it met class specifications. Fremantle is a city located within the Perth metropolitan area on Australias western coast, at the mouth of the Swan River, 19 kilometres south from Perths Central Business District. ... There is a disputed proposal to merge this article with glass-reinforced plastic. ... General Name, Symbol, Number aluminium, Al, 13 Chemical series poor metals Group, Period, Block 13 (IIIA), 3, p Density, Hardness 2700 kg/m3, 2. ...

1988 Stars & Stripes and KZ1

Then in 1988 a New Zealand syndicate, led by merchant banker Michael Fay, lodged a surprise "big boat" challenge that attempted to return to the original rules of the cup trust deed. Not wanting to be beaten, Conner's syndicate produced a new Stars and Stripes, a catamaran, which totally outclassed the challenger. The conflict descended into a bitter court room battle that ultimately confirmed that San Diego Yacht Club held the cup. This image is copyrighted, and used with permission. ... This image is copyrighted, and used with permission. ... 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... New Zealand is an independent sovereign state in the south-western Pacific Ocean. ... Two Hobie catamarans, showing the typical Hobie raised platform joining the two hulls, and tall mast. ...

In the wake of the 1988 challenge, the International America's Cup Class (IACC) of yachts was introduced. These replaced the 12-meter class that had been used since 1958. First raced in 1992, the IACC yachts are the ones used today. 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

1992 America³

• In 1992, America³, raced by billionaire Bill Koch and sailing legend Harry "Buddy" Melges, defeated the Italian challenger Il Moro, owned by billionaire Raul Gardini's Il Moro di Venezia.

• In 1995, Michael Fay and his Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron syndicate Team New Zealand, skippered by Russell Coutts, first won the challenger series in NZL 32, dubbed Black Magic because of its black hull and uncanny speed, then defeated Young America, again with Dennis Conner at the helm, 5-0, to win the cup.

• In March 1997, a person entered the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron's clubrooms and damaged the America's Cup with a sledge-hammer. The attacker, a recidivist petty criminal, claimed the attack was politically motivated, though that did not stop him going to jail. The damage caused was so severe that it was feared that the cup was irreparable. London's Garrards silversmiths, who had originally manufactured the cup in 1848, painstakingly repaired the trophy to its original condition over three months, free of charge, simply because it was the America's Cup.

• At Auckland in 1999-2000, Team New Zealand, led by Peter Blake, and again skippered by Russell Coutts, defeated Challenger Italy’s Prada Challenge from the Yacht Club Punta Ala. The Italians had previously beaten the America One syndicate from the St Francis Yacht Club in the Louis Vuitton Cup Finals.

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• On January 19, 2003 the Swiss challenger Ernesto Bertarelli’s Alinghi, skippered by Russell Coutts, won the Louis Vuitton Cup Finals by defeating the American challenger, Larry Ellison’s Oracle BMW Racing, 4 - 1. Interestingly, Switzerland is a landlocked country.

• On February 15, 2003, racing for the cup itself began. In a stiff breeze, Alinghi won the first race easily after New Zealand, skippered throughout the series by Dean Barker, withdrew due to multiple gear failures in the rigging and the low cockpit unexpectedly taking onboard large quantities of water. Race 2, on February 16, 2003, was won by Alinghi by a margin of only seven seconds. It was one of the closest, most exciting races seen for years, with the lead changing several times and a duel of 33 tacking manoeuvres on the fifth leg. Then on February 18, in Race 3, Alinghi won the critical start, after receiving last minute advice about a wind shift, and led throughout the race, winning with a 23 second margin. After nine days without being able to race, first due to a lack of wind, then with high winds and rough seas making it too dangerous to race, February 28, originally a planned lay-day, was chosen as a race day. Race 4 was again sailed in strong winds and rough seas and New Zealand's difficulties continued, when her mast snapped on the third leg. The next day, March 1, 2003, was again a frustratingly calm day, with racing called off after the yachts had again spent over two hours waiting for a start in the light air. Alinghi skipper Russell Coutts was unable to celebrate his 41st birthday with a cup win, but was in a commanding position in the series to do so on March 2. Race 5 started on time in a good breeze. Alinghi again won the start and kept ahead. On the third leg, New Zealand broke a spinnaker pole during a manoeuvre. Although it was put overboard and replaced with a spare pole, New Zealand was unable to recover, losing the race and the cup.

The win by Alinghi meant Coutts, who had previously sailed for New Zealand, had won every one of the last 14 America's Cup races he had competed in as skipper, the most by any America's Cup skipper. This meant he had won an America's Cup regatta twice as challenger as well as having been a successful defender. Coutts was not the only New Zealander to be sailing for foreign syndicates in the 2002-2003 regatta. Alinghi alone had four New Zealanders as crew. Chris Dickson, skipper of Oracle BMW, also a New Zealander, had been involved in a previous New Zealand challenge for the America's Cup. Whatever the outcome of both the Louis Vuitton Cup and the America's Cup, it was certain that the winning skipper would be a New Zealander from the first race of the Louis Vuitton Cup final. January 19 is the 19th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... The Swiss Confederation or Switzerland is a landlocked federal state in Europe, with neighbours Germany, France, Italy, Austria and Liechtenstein. ... Ernesto Bertarelli Ernesto Bertarelli (born 22 September 1965) is a Swiss businessman and yachtsman. ... The Swiss syndicate Alinghi was the winner at the Americas Cup yachting regatta in Auckland in 2003, against the defenders Team New Zealand. ... Russell Coutts DCNZM CBE (b. ... Lawrence Joseph Ellison (born August 17, 1944) is the founder and CEO of the major database software firm Oracle Corporation. ... BMW Oracle is a sailboat racing syndicate, initially formed to compete in the 2003 Americas Cup. ... February 15 is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 16 is the 47th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Tack is a term, that depending on its application has several different meanings. ... February 18 is the 49th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 28 is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ... March 2 is the 61st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (62nd in leap years). ...

The Alinghi team will defend the America's Cup in 2007, according to announcements made following their victory. It was announced on November 27, 2003 that the venue would be Valencia, Spain. This will be the first time that the America's Cup will be held in Europe in over 150 years. They are planning to have several events leading up to the Cup races, which they will call "Act I" (September, 2004, Marseille, France), "Act 2" (October, 2004, Valencia, Spain), "Act 3" (October, 2004, Valencia, Spain), and other "Acts", yet to be finalized. These events will feature fleet and match racing between America's Cup class yachts representing the syndicates that will by vying for the Cup in 2007. The deadline to challenge for the 32nd America's Cup is April 29th, 2005. November 27 is the 331st day (332nd on leap years) of the year. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Events January January 1 - Luíz Inácio Lula Da Silva becomes the 37th President of Brazil. ... Pavement of a Valencia street, with arbour. ... The Kingdom of Spain or Spain (Spanish and Galician: Reino de España or España; Catalan: Regne dEspanya; Basque: Espainiako Erresuma) is a country located in the southwest of Europe. ...

The schedule for the Acts in 2005 includes events in Valencia (June 16-26), Malmo-Skane, Sweden (August 25-September 4) and Trapani, Italy (September 29-October 9).

America's Cup winners and challengers

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External links

• Official Website for 2007 (http://www.americascup.com/en/)
• CupInfo.com : America's Cup News and Information for 2007 (http://www.cupinfo.com)
• Team Alinghi - Current (till 2007) Defender (http://www.alinghi.com/)
• BMW Oracle Racing - Challenger of Record for 2007 (http://bmworacleracing.com/)
• Americas Cup Breaking News Blog (http://www.breakingnewsblog.com/americascup/)
• Cup In Europe web site. Parts of this site, particularly the English language parts, are currently under construction and not working properly. (http://www.cupineurope.com/)