Defender (America's Cup)
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The Defender in the America's Cup sailing competition is the team that holds the trophy and has been challenged by another union for the title return.[1]
Defenders
[edit] Winner of the America's Cup
Year | Venue | Defending club | Defender |
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1851 | Isle of Wight | ![]() | 8 cutters and 7 schooners, runner-up Aurora |
1870 | New York City | ![]() | 17 schooners, winner Franklin Osgood's Magic |
1871 | New York City | ![]() | Franklin Osgood, Columbia (2–1) and William Proctor Douglas, Sappho (2–0) |
1876 | New York City | ![]() | John Stiles Dickerson, Madeleine |
1881 | New York City | ![]() | Joseph Richard Busk, Mischief |
1885 | New York City | ![]() | John Malcolm Forbes syndicate, Puritan |
1886 | New York City | ![]() | Charles Jackson Paine, Mayflower |
1887 | New York City | ![]() | Charles Jackson Paine, Volunteer |
1893 | New York City | ![]() | Charles Oliver Iselin syndicate, Vigilant |
1895 | New York City | ![]() | William K. Vanderbilt syndicate, Defender |
1899 | New York City | ![]() | J. Pierpont Morgan syndicate, Columbia |
1901 | New York City | ![]() | J. Pierpont Morgan syndicate, Columbia |
1903 | New York City | ![]() | Cornelius Vanderbilt III syndicate, Reliance |
1920 | New York City | ![]() | Henry Walters syndicate, Resolute |
1930 | Newport | ![]() | Harold S. Vanderbilt syndicate, Enterprise |
1934 | Newport | ![]() | Harold S. Vanderbilt syndicate, Rainbow |
1937 | Newport | ![]() | Harold S. Vanderbilt, Ranger |
1958 | Newport | ![]() | Henry Sears, Columbia |
1962 | Newport | ![]() | Mercer, Walsh, Frese syndicate, Weatherly |
1964 | Newport | ![]() | Eric Ridder syndicate, Constellation |
1967 | Newport | ![]() | William Justice Strawbridge syndicate, Intrepid |
1970 | Newport | ![]() | William Justice Strawbridge syndicate, Intrepid |
1974 | Newport | ![]() | Robert Willis McCullough syndicate, Courageous |
1977 | Newport | ![]() | Ted Turner, Courageous |
1980 | Newport | ![]() | Freedom syndicate, Freedom |
1983 | Newport | ![]() | Freedom syndicate, Liberty |
1987 | Fremantle | ![]() | Kevin Parry, Kookaburra III |
1988 | San Diego | ![]() | Sail America, Stars & Stripes 88 |
1992 | San Diego | ![]() | Bill Koch, America3 |
1995 | San Diego | ![]() | Sail America, Young America |
2000 | Auckland | ![]() | Team New Zealand, NZL-60 |
2003 | Auckland | ![]() | Team New Zealand, NZL 82 |
2007 | Valencia | ![]() | Alinghi, SUI-100 |
2010 | Valencia | ![]() | Alinghi, Alinghi 5 |
2013 | San Francisco | ![]() | Oracle Team USA, Oracle Team USA 17 |
2017 | Bermuda | ![]() | Oracle Team USA, 17 |
2021 | Auckland | ![]() | Emirates Team New Zealand, Te Rehutai[2] |
2024 | Barcelona | ![]() | Emirates Team New Zealand, tba |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Defenders & Challengers 1851 - 2017". americascup.com. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ "Emirates Team New Zealand Launch 'Te Rehutai'".