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America's Cup Record

First race in 1851 around Isle of Wight, Cowes, England. First defense and all others through 1920 held 30 miles off New York Bay. Races since 1930 held 30 miles off Newport, R.I. Conducted as one race only in 1851 and 1870; best four-of-seven basis, 1871; best two-of-three, 1876–1887; best three-of-five, 1893–1901; best four-of-seven, since 1930.

Year	Winner and owner	Loser and owner
1851	AMERICA, John C. Stevens, U.S.	AURORA, T. Le Marchant, England¹
1870	MAGIC, Franklin Osgood, U.S.	CAMBRIA, James Ashbury, England²
1871	COLUMBIA, Franklin Osgood, U.S.³ SAPPHO, William P. Douglas, U.S.	LIVONIA, James Ashbury, England
1876	MADELEINE, John S. Dickerson, U.S.	COUNTESS OF DUFFERIN, Chas. Gifford, Canada
1881	MISCHIEF, J. R. Busk, U.S.	ATALANTA, Alexander Cuthbert, Canada
1885	PURITAN, J. M. Forbes-Gen. Charles Paine, U.S.	GENESTA, Sir Richard Sutton, England
1886	MAYFLOWER, Gen. Charles Paine, U.S.	GALATEA, Lt. William Henn, England
1887	VOLUNTEER, Gen. Charles Paine, U.S.	THISTLE, James Bell et al., Scotland
1893	VIGILANT, C. Oliver Iselin et al., U.S.	VALKYRIE II, Lord Dunraven, England
1895	DEFENDER, C. O. Iselin–W. K. Vanderbilt–E. D. Morgan, U.S.	VALKYRIE III, Lord Dunraven–Lord Lonsdale–Lord Wolverton, England
1899	COLUMBIA, J. P. Morgan–C. O. Iselin, U.S.	SHAMROCK I, Sir Thomas Lipton, Ireland
1901	COLUMBIA, Edwin D. Morgan, U.S.	SHAMROCK II, Sir Thomas Lipton, Ireland
1903	RELIANCE, Cornelius Vanderbilt et al., U.S.	SHAMROCK III, Sir Thomas Lipton, Ireland
1920	RESOLUTE, Henry Walters et al., U.S.	SHAMROCK IV, Sir Thomas Lipton, Ireland
1930	ENTERPRISE, Harold S. Vanderbilt et al., U.S.	SHAMROCK V, Sir Thomas Lipton, Ireland
1934	RAINBOW, Harold S. Vanderbilt, U.S.	ENDEAVOUR, T. O. M. Sopwith, England
1937	RANGER, Harold S. Vanderbilt, U.S.	ENDEAVOUR II, T. O. M. Sopwith, England
1958	COLUMBIA, Henry Sears et al., U.S.	SCEPTRE, Hugh Goodson et al., England
1962	WEATHERLY, Henry D. Mercer et al., U.S.	GRETEL, Sir Frank Packer et al., Australia
1964	CONSTELLATION, New York Y.C. Syndicate, U.S.	SOVEREIGN, J. Anthony Bowden, England
1967	INTREPID, New York Y.C. Syndicate, U.S.	DAME PATTIE, Sydney (Aust.) Syndicate
1970	INTREPID, New York Y.C. Syndicate, U.S.	GRETEL II, Sydney (Aust.) Syndicate
1974	COURAGEOUS, New York, N.Y. Syndicate, U.S.	SOUTHERN CROSS, Sydney (Aust.) Syndicate
1977	COURAGEOUS, New York, N.Y. Syndicate, U.S.	AUSTRALIA, Sun City (Aust.) Syndicate
1980	FREEDOM, New York, N.Y. Syndicate, U.S.	AUSTRALIA, Alan Bond et al, Australia
1983	AUSTRALIA II, Alan Bond et al., Australia	LIBERTY, New York, N.Y. Syndicate, U.S.
1987	STARS & STRIPES, Dennis Conner et al., United States	KOOKABURRA III, Iain Murray et al., Australia
1988⁴	STARS & STRIPES, Dennis Conner, et al., United States	NEW ZEALAND, Michael Fay, et al., New Zealand
1992	AMERICA 3, Bill Koch, et al., United States	IL MORO DI VENEZIA, Paul Cayard, et al., Italy
1995	BLACK MAGIC, Peter Blake, et al., New Zealand	YOUNG AMERICA, Dennis Conner, et al., United States
2000	NEW ZEALAND, Peter Blake, et al., New Zealand	LUNA ROSSA, Patrizio Bertelli, et al., Italy
2003	ALINGHI, Erenesto Bertarelli, et al., Switzerland	NEW ZEALAND, Ross Blackman, et al., New Zealand
2007	ALINGHI, Erenesto Bertarelli, et al., Switzerland	NEW ZEALAND, Kevin Shoebridge, et al., New Zealand

1. Fourteen British yachts started against America; Aurora finished second.

2. Cambria sailed against 23 U.S. yachts and finished tenth.

3. Columbia was disabled in the third race, after winning the first two; Sappho substituted and won the fourth and fifth.

4. Shortly after Dennis Conner and his 60-foot, twin-hulled catamaran easily defeated the challenge of the New Zealand, a 133-foot, single-hulled yacht in the waters off San Diego in early September 1988, a New York State Supreme Court judge ruled that the Americans did not live up to the America's Cup Deed of Gift, which means competing boats must be similar. The judge ruled that the Americans had an unfair advantage over the monohulled ship, and awarded the Cup to New Zealand. However, an appeal awarded the Cup to the United States.

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