1977 America's Cup

none August 2023 23rd America's Cup United States Burgee of the New York Yacht Club.svg New York Yacht Club Courageous Australia civil Sun City Yacht Club Australia Newport, Rhode Island, United States 13–18 September 1977 12-metre New York Yacht Club 4–0 1980 1974 The 1977 America's Cup was held in September 1977 at Newport, Rhode Island.http://32nd.americascup.com/en/acclopaedia/circlinggalaxy/bateau.php?idContent=4890 https://archive.today/20120701101550/http://32nd.americascup.com/en/acclopaedia/circlinggalaxy/bateau.php?idContent=4890 dead 1 July 2012 Australia ACCyclopedia 30 January 2012 The US defender, Courageous, skippered by Ted Turner, defeated the Australian challenger, Australia, skippered by Noel Robins, in a four-race sweep.http://32nd.americascup.com/en/acclopaedia/circlinggalaxy/profil.php?idContent=4528&idRubr=73 https://archive.today/20120707101033/http://32nd.americascup.com/en/acclopaedia/circlinggalaxy/profil.php?idContent=4528&idRubr=73 dead 7 July 2012 Noel Robins ACCyclopedia 30 January 2012 Courageous' greatest winning margin out of all four races was 2 minutes and 23 seconds. It was the second unsuccessful challenge by Alan Bond.http://32nd.americascup.com/en/acclopaedia/circlinggalaxy/profil.php?idContent=4612&idRubr=73 https://archive.today/20120701105202/http://32nd.americascup.com/en/acclopaedia/circlinggalaxy/profil.php?idContent=4612&idRubr=73 dead 1 July 2012 Alan Bond ACCyclopedia 30 January 2012 Courageous had beaten Lowell North's Enterprise and Ted Hood's Independence to become the defender. Australia had beaten France, Gretel II and Sverige to become the challenger.http://www.ali6.com/coppa_america1970.htm Storia della Coppa America 1970–1974–1977 Le sfide australiane e francesi Egidio Nocera July 2006 30 August 2012 Italian https://web.archive.org/web/20120831164422/http://www.ali6.com/coppa_america1970.htm 31 August 2012 This was Ted Turner's second try at a Cup, losing out at the defender trials at the 1974 Cup. NBC NBC Sports Network 2017 America's Cup Courageous 17 June 2017 His crew included tactician Gary Jobson.Bertrand, John Born to win : a lifelong struggle to capture the America's Cup (as told to Patrick Robinson). Sydney : Bantam Books, c1985. 0-553-05118-0. p.58. Enterprise had included Malin Burnham, Halsey Herreshoff and John Marshall. Results 13 September 1977 16 September 1977 17 September 1977 18 September 1977 USA Courageous AUS civil Australia W +1:48 W +1:03 W +2:33 W +2:25 4 0 References 1977 America's Cup America's Cup America's Cup Category:September 1977 sports events in the United States