America's Cup Record
Updated August 28, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
First race in 1851 around Isle of Wight, Cowes, England. First defense and all others through 1920 held 30 miles off New York Bay. Races since 1930 held 30 miles off Newport, R.I. Conducted as one race only in 1851 and 1870; best four-of-seven basis, 1871; best two-of-three, 1876-1887; best three-of-five, 1893-1901; best four-of-seven, since 1930.
| Year | Winner and owner | Loser and owner |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | AMERICA, John C. Stevens, U.S. | AURORA, T. Le Marchant, England1 |
| 1870 | MAGIC, Franklin Osgood, U.S. | CAMBRIA, James Ashbury, England2 |
| 1871 | COLUMBIA, Franklin Osgood, U.S.3 SAPPHO, William P. Douglas, U.S. | LIVONIA, James Ashbury, England |
| 1876 | MADELEINE, John S. Dickerson, U.S. | COUNTESS OF DUFFERIN, Chas. Gifford, Canada |
| 1881 | MISCHIEF, J. R. Busk, U.S. | ATALANTA, Alexander Cuthbert, Canada |
| 1885 | PURITAN, J. M. Forbes-Gen. Charles Paine, U.S. | GENESTA, Sir Richard Sutton, England |
| 1886 | MAYFLOWER, Gen. Charles Paine, U.S. | GALATEA, Lt. William Henn, England |
| 1887 | VOLUNTEER, Gen. Charles Paine, U.S. | THISTLE, James Bell et al., Scotland |
| 1893 | VIGILANT, C. Oliver Iselin et al., U.S. | VALKYRIE II, Lord Dunraven, England |
| 1895 | DEFENDER, C. O. Iselin-W. K. Vanderbilt-E. D. Morgan, U.S. | VALKYRIE III, Lord Dunraven-Lord Lonsdale-Lord Wolverton, England |
| 1899 | COLUMBIA, J. P. Morgan-C. O. Iselin, U.S. | SHAMROCK I, Sir Thomas Lipton, Ireland |
| 1901 | COLUMBIA, Edwin D. Morgan, U.S. | SHAMROCK II, Sir Thomas Lipton, Ireland |
| 1903 | RELIANCE, Cornelius Vanderbilt et al., U.S. | SHAMROCK III, Sir Thomas Lipton, Ireland |
| 1920 | RESOLUTE, Henry Walters et al., U.S. | SHAMROCK IV, Sir Thomas Lipton, Ireland |
| 1930 | ENTERPRISE, Harold S. Vanderbilt et al., U.S. | SHAMROCK V, Sir Thomas Lipton, Ireland |
| 1934 | RAINBOW, Harold S. Vanderbilt, U.S. | ENDEAVOUR, T. O. M. Sopwith, England |
| 1937 | RANGER, Harold S. Vanderbilt, U.S. | ENDEAVOUR II, T. O. M. Sopwith, England |
| 1958 | COLUMBIA, Henry Sears et al., U.S. | SCEPTRE, Hugh Goodson et al., England |
| 1962 | WEATHERLY, Henry D. Mercer et al., U.S. | GRETEL, Sir Frank Packer et al., Australia |
| 1964 | CONSTELLATION, New York Y.C. Syndicate, U.S. | SOVEREIGN, J. Anthony Bowden, England |
| 1967 | INTREPID, New York Y.C. Syndicate, U.S. | DAME PATTIE, Sydney (Aust.) Syndicate |
| 1970 | INTREPID, New York Y.C. Syndicate, U.S. | GRETEL II, Sydney (Aust.) Syndicate |
| 1974 | COURAGEOUS, New York, N.Y. Syndicate, U.S. | SOUTHERN CROSS, Sydney (Aust.) Syndicate |
| 1977 | COURAGEOUS, New York, N.Y. Syndicate, U.S. | AUSTRALIA, Sun City (Aust.) Syndicate |
| 1980 | FREEDOM, New York, N.Y. Syndicate, U.S. | AUSTRALIA, Alan Bond et al, Australia |
| 1983 | AUSTRALIA II, Alan Bond et al., Australia | LIBERTY, New York, N.Y. Syndicate, U.S. |
| 1987 | STARS & STRIPES, Dennis Conner et al., United States | KOOKABURRA III, Iain Murray et al., Australia |
| 19884 | STARS & STRIPES, Dennis Conner, et al., United States | NEW ZEALAND, Michael Fay, et al., New Zealand |
| 1992 | AMERICA 3, Bill Koch, et al., United States | IL MORO DI VENEZIA, Paul Cayard, et al., Italy |
| 1995 | BLACK MAGIC, Peter Blake, et al., New Zealand | YOUNG AMERICA, Dennis Conner, et al., United States |
| 2000 | NEW ZEALAND, Peter Blake, et al., New Zealand | LUNA ROSSA, Patrizio Bertelli, et al., Italy |
| 2003 | ALINGHI, Erenesto Bertarelli, et al., Switzerland | NEW ZEALAND, Ross Blackman, et al., New Zealand |
| 2007 | ALINGHI, Erenesto Bertarelli, et al., Switzerland | NEW ZEALAND, Kevin Shoebridge, et al., New Zealand |
1. Fourteen British yachts started against America; Aurora finished second.
2. Cambria sailed against 23 U.S. yachts and finished tenth.
3. Columbia was disabled in the third race, after winning the first two; Sappho substituted and won the fourth and fifth.
4. Shortly after Dennis Conner and his 60-foot, twin-hulled catamaran easily defeated the challenge of the New Zealand, a 133-foot, single-hulled yacht in the waters off San Diego in early September 1988, a New York State Supreme Court judge ruled that the Americans did not live up to the America's Cup Deed of Gift, which means competing boats must be similar. The judge ruled that the Americans had an unfair advantage over the monohulled ship, and awarded the Cup to New Zealand. However, an appeal awarded the Cup to the United States.
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