1974 America's Cup

none August 2023 22nd America's Cup United States Burgee of the New York Yacht Club.svg New York Yacht Club Courageous Australia civil Royal Perth Yacht Club Southern Cross Newport, Rhode Island, United States 10–17 September 1974 12-metre New York Yacht Club 4–0 1977 1970 The 1974 America's Cup was held in September 1974 at Newport, Rhode Island. The US defender, Courageous, skippered by Ted Hood, defeated the Australian challenger, Southern Cross, skippered by James Hardy, in a four-race sweep.http://www.ali6.com/coppa_america1970.htm Storia della Coppa America 1970–1974–1977 Le sfide australiane e francesi Egidio Nocera July 2006 29 August 2012 Italian https://web.archive.org/web/20120831164422/http://www.ali6.com/coppa_america1970.htm 31 August 2012http://www.herreshoff.org/achof/sir_james_hardy.html Sir James Hardy, 1994 Inductee Herreshoff Marine Museum 12 September 2013 16 April 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120416032611/http://www.herreshoff.org/achof/sir_james_hardy.html dead Courageous had beaten Intrepid (skippered by Gerry Driscoll and including William Earl Buchan and John Marshall), Heritage, Mariner and Valiant (skippered by George R. Hinman Sr.) to become the defender. Southern Cross had beaten France to become the challenger. Hood had replaced Robert Bavier as skipper of Courageous during the defender trials. 1977 Cup winner Ted Turner first sailed at the 1974 Cup, losing at the defender trials while skippering aboard Mariner. NBC NBC Sports Network 2017 America's Cup Courageous 17 June 2017 Dennis Conner started the trials as the tactician on Mariner, before being promoted to helm the boat, and then being added to the afterguard of Courageous.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.45. Olin Stephens and Halsey Chase Herreshoff also sailed in the afterguard of Courageous. References 1974 America's Cup America's Cup America's Cup America's Cup