The 1992

Citizen Cup The Citizen Cup is a trophy which was awarded to the winner of a regatta held in 1992 and again in 1995 to decide on a defender of the America's Cup. History The America's Cup Match is always raced between two yachts from different countries. Thi ...

was the defender selection series regatta for the

1992 America's Cup The 28th America's Cup was contested between the winner of the 1992 Citizen Cup defender selection series, America³, and the winner of the 1992 Louis Vuitton Cup challenger selection series, Il Moro di Venezia. It was the first edition of t ...

, held in the

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. Two defense syndicates (featuring five IACC yachts) competed over four round robins in order earn a berth in the Citizen Cup finals; the winner earned the right to defend the America's Cup against the winner of the

Louis Vuitton Cup The Louis Vuitton Cup was the name of the Challenger Selection Series sailing competition from 1983, named after its sponsor, Louis Vuitton. The winner of the competition became the challenger to compete with the defender of the America's Cu ...

(challenger selection series regatta).

Citizen Cup Competition

The 1992

featured the emergence of the America³ Foundation syndicate headed by American businessman Bill Koch.

America³

The America³ syndicate included helmsman

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John Kostecki John Paul Kostecki (born July 7, 1964) is an American competitive sailor of Polish descent. He was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He started his sailing career in the San Francisco Bay, California. Events World Championships Kostecki won a n ...

and

Andreas Josenhans Andreas Josenhans (born 12 September 1950) is a German-born Canadian sailor who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics. Career He was a member of the youngest of the Olympic sailing crews at the Montreal 1976 Olympics, with fellow sailors Glen Dex ...

Teams

Round Robin 1

Round Robin 2

Round Robin 3

Round Robin 4

Finals

America³ held off a rally by Stars & Stripes to win the Citizen Cup. America³ went on to successfully defend the 1992

America's Cup The America's Cup, informally known as the Auld Mug, is a trophy awarded in the sport of sailing. It is the oldest international competition still operating in any sport. America's Cup match races are held between two sailing yachts: one f ...

against Italy's Il Moro di Venezia V.

References

External links

America's Cup
Official Website for the 32nd America's Cup in Valencia
CupInfo.com
America's Cup News and Information for 2007
SAIL USA-11
Stars & Stripes USA-11 {{America'sCup Citizen Cup

Citizen Cup (sailing)

Sailing competitions in the United States Citizen Cup (sailing)