1977 America's Cup

The 1977 America's Cup was held in September 1977 at Newport, Rhode Island.[1] The US defender, Courageous, skippered by Ted Turner, defeated the Australian challenger, Australia, skippered by Noel Robins, in a four-race sweep.[2] Courageous' greatest winning margin out of all four races was 2 minutes and 23 seconds.[2] It was the second unsuccessful challenge by Alan Bond.[3]

23rd America's Cup
Defender  United States
Defender club:New York Yacht Club
Yacht:Courageous
Challenger  Australia
Challenger club:Sun City Yacht Club
Yacht:Australia
Competition
Location:Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Dates:13–18 September 1977
Rule:12-metre
Winner:New York Yacht Club
Score:4–0
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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.[4]

This was Ted Turner's second try at a Cup, losing out at the defender trials at the 1974 Cup.[5] His crew included tactician Gary Jobson.[6] Enterprise had included Malin Burnham, Halsey Herreshoff and John Marshall.[4]

Results
Team13 September 197716 September 197717 September 197718 September 1977 Pts
United States Courageous WWWW 4
Australia Australia +1:48+1:03+2:33+2:25 0

References
  1. "Australia". ACCyclopedia. Archived from the original on July 1, 2012. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
  2. "Noel Robins". ACCyclopedia. Archived from the original on July 7, 2012. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
  3. "Alan Bond". ACCyclopedia. Archived from the original on July 1, 2012. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
  4. Nocera, Egidio (July 2006). "Storia della Coppa America 1970–1974–1977 Le sfide australiane e francesi" (in Italian). Archived from the original on August 31, 2012. Retrieved August 30, 2012.
  5. "Courageous". 2017 America's Cup. June 17, 2017. NBC.
  6. Bertrand, John Born to win : a lifelong struggle to capture the America's Cup (as told to Patrick Robinson). Sydney : Bantam Books, c1985. ISBN 0-553-05118-0. p.58.
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