The 28th
America's Cup
The America's Cup is a sailing competition and the oldest international competition still operating in any sport. America's Cup match races are held between two sailing yachts: one from the yacht club that currently holds the trophy (known ...
was contested between the winner of the
1992 Citizen Cup defender selection series,
America³
''America'' (pronounced "America Cubed") is the name of both a syndicate that vied for the America's Cup in 1992 and 1995 and its boats.
1992 Cup victory
The program was operated by Bill Koch and Harry "Buddy" Melges in the 1992 America's Cup. ...
, and the winner of the
1992 Louis Vuitton Cup
The 3rd Louis Vuitton Cup was held in San Diego, United States in 1992. The winner, Il Moro di Venezia, went on to challenge for the 1992 America's Cup.
Teams
Eight challengers from seven nations contested the 1992 Louis Vuitton Cup. Together ...
challenger selection series,
Il Moro di Venezia
Il Moro Challenge was a 1992 Italian America's Cup team headed by industrialist Raul Gardini. The team won the 1992 Louis Vuitton Cup but failed to win the 1992 America's Cup, 28th America's Cup.
Early years
International America's Cup Class bo ...
. It was the first edition of the America's Cup that was sailed on
International America's Cup Class
The International Americas Cup Class is a class of racing yacht that was developed for the America's Cup between 1992 and 2007. These yachts, while not identical, were all designed to the same formula to offer designers the freedom to experiment ...
yachts.
This was last Cup of the best-of-seven format held since 1930; the best-of-nine would begin in 1995, continuing through 2007.
Races
Crew
America³
Other crew included
Andreas Josenhans
Andreas Josenhans (born 12 September 1950) is a German-born Canadian sailor who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics
The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Montreal 1976 ...
and
Josh Belsky, Lou Varney and James (Beau) LeBlanc.
Il Moro di Venezia
References
ultimatesail.com
External links
1992 New Zealand America's Cup Challengeon
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America's Cup
The America's Cup is a sailing competition and the oldest international competition still operating in any sport. America's Cup match races are held between two sailing yachts: one from the yacht club that currently holds the trophy (known ...