1980 America's Cup

none August 2023 24th America's Cup Freedom1.jpg Photograph of the yacht Freedom under sail Freedom United States Burgee of the New York Yacht Club.svg New York Yacht Club Freedom Australia civil Burgee of royal perth yc.svg Royal Perth Yacht Club Australia Newport, Rhode Island, United States September 1980 12-metre New York Yacht Club 4–1 1983 1977 The 1980 America's Cup was held in September 1980 at Newport, Rhode Island. The US defender, Freedom, skippered by Dennis Conner, defeated the Australian challenger, Australia, skippered by James Hardy, http://32nd.americascup.com/en/acclopaedia/circlinggalaxy/profil.php?idContent=4534&idRubr=73 James Hardy ACCyclopedia 2012-01-30February 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes four races to one. This was the last successful defense of the cup by the New York Yacht Club and the last defender designed by the naval architectural firm Sparkman & Stephens. It was the sixth unsuccessful challenge by Australia and the third by Alan Bond. Freedom had beaten Courageous and Clipper to become the defender. Australia had beaten France III, Lionheart and Sverige to become the challenger.http://www.ali6.com/coppa_america1980.htm Storia della Coppa America 1980 Italian 2012-08-29 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130102085122/http://www.ali6.com/coppa_america1980.htm 2013-01-02 Crew Freedom's crew included skipper Dennis Conner, navigator Halsey Herreshoff, tactician Dennis Durgan, trimmer John Marshall, grinders Rives Potts and Kyle Smith, mastman Robert "Bobbie" Campbell, pitman Donald Kohlmann, bowman Lexi Gahagan, Jonathan Wright and Tom Whidden. https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1980/09/23/the-crew/0aca67cc-debc-4491-9db9-ad81e0951c02/ THE CREW - The Washington Post The Washington Post Australia's crew included skipper James Hardy, Noel Robins, tactician Ben Lexcen, port trimmer John Bertrand, Scott McAllister, John Longley and Kenneth Judge.http://www.rpyc.com.au/club/hall-of-fame Hall of Famehttp://www.ali6.com/coppa_america1980.htm Storia della Coppa America 1980 Italian 2012-08-29 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130102085122/http://www.ali6.com/coppa_america1980.htm 2 January 2013 dmy 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.65 Results 16 September 1980 19 September 1980 21 September 1980 23 September 1980 25 September 1980 USA Freedom AUS civil Australia W +1:58 +0:28 W W +1:53 W +3:48 W +3:38 4 1 1st match 16 September 1980 USA Freedom AUS civil Australia Dennis Conner James Hardy W +1:58 Report 2nd match 19 September 1980 USA Freedom AUS civil Australia Dennis Conner James Hardy +0:28 W Report 3rd match 21 September 1980 USA Freedom AUS civil Australia Dennis Conner James Hardy W +1:53 Report 4th match 23 September 1980 USA Freedom AUS civil Australia Dennis Conner James Hardy W +3:48 Report 5th match 25 September 1980 USA Freedom AUS civil Australia Dennis Conner James Hardy W +3:38 Report References 1980 America's Cup Category:1980 in American sports Category:12 Metre Ame