The 1977

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was held in September 1977 at

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. The US defender, '' Courageous'', skippered by

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, defeated the Australian challenger, ''

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'', skippered by Noel Robins, in a four-race sweep. ''Courageous''' greatest winning margin out of all four races was 2 minutes and 23 seconds. It was the second unsuccessful challenge by Alan Bond. ''Courageous'' had beaten

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's ''

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'' and

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's ''

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'' to become the defender. ''

'' had beaten ''

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'', '' Gretel II'' and '' Sverige'' to become the challenger. This was Ted Turner's second try at a Cup, losing out at the defender trials at the 1974 Cup. His crew included tactician Gary Jobson.Bertrand, John ''Born to win : a lifelong struggle to capture the America's Cup'' (as told to Patrick Robinson). Sydney : Bantam Books, c1985. . p.58. ''Enterprise'' had included Malin Burnham, Halsey Herreshoff and

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1977 Events January * January 8 – 1977 Moscow bombings, Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (no ...

September 1977 sports events in the United States