1901 America's Cup

September 2021 August 2013 11th America's Cup Shamrock II & Columbia.jpg Black and white photograph of two yachts racing under full sail Columbia, the defender, and Shamrock II United States 1899 Burgee of the New York Yacht Club.svg New York Yacht Club Columbia United Kingdom civil Burgee of royal ulster yc.svg Royal Ulster Yacht Club Shamrock II New York Harbor 40 40 N 74 02 W inline,title 1901 Seawanhaka New York Yacht Club 3–0 1903 1899 The 1901 America's Cup was the 11th challenge for the Cup. It took place in the New York City harbor and consisted of a best of five series of races between the defender Columbia, entered by the New York Yacht Club for the second time, and Sir Thomas Lipton's Shamrock II, representing the Royal Ulster Yacht Club. Columbia won all three races, the last being won with handicap, defending the cup.https://www.nytimes.com/1901/09/06/archives/columbia-selected-to-defend-the-cup-challenge-committee-unanimous.html Columbia Selected to Defend the Cup 7 6 September 1901 The New York Times subscription The course for the race was laid out by Lewis Blix. January 16, 1934 Capt. L.W. Blix Dead; Yacht Race Expert The New York Times http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1934/01/16/95026817.html?zoom=16.23 September 21, 2020 21 en References Category:America's Cup regattas America's Cup America's Cup