Which country won the 'America's Cup' (yachting) in 2003?
"the boat a name. On January 19, 2003 the Swiss challenger Ernesto Bertarelli’s ""Alinghi"", skippered by Russell Coutts, won the Louis Vuitton Cup Finals by defeating the American challenger, Larry Ellison's ""Oracle"", 5–1, once again eliminating the United States from the America's Cup competition. Racing for the America's Cup began On February 15, 2003. In a stiff breeze, ""Alinghi"" won the first race easily after ""New Zealand"", skippered throughout the series by Dean Barker, withdrew due to multiple gear failures in the rigging and the low cockpit unexpectedly taking onboard large quantities of water. Race 2, on February 16, 2003,"
"America's Cup. In 1971 the British Prime Minister, Edward Heath, captained one of the winning boats. The 2003 event, the last held, was planned to be based in Dún Laoghaire in Ireland, but this was changed at short notice for reasons that are still unclear. In addition, instead of being a competition between national teams, the event was competed between yacht clubs, each with two boats. The 2005 event was cancelled in April of that year, only months before the event was to be held. Due to be held in July, it was cancelled after only two teams had entered."
"the UK (from Scotland and Wales), Belgium, South Africa, Australia, Uruguay, Argentina, Denmark, Ecuador, and Switzerland. The Alinghi boats for the 2003 challenge, ""SUI-64"" (the race boat) and the ""SUI-75"", were developed specifically for the race by the Alinghi team in close collaboration with the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne. Alinghi also had a test yacht from the 2000 America's cup, ""SUI-59"" (formerly called ""Fast 2000""). Alinghi raced to a 5-0 victory against Team New Zealand on 2 March 2003, winning the America's Cup. They guaranteed themselves a further stake in the history books by becoming the first team since"
"2003 America's Cup The 31st America's Cup was contested between the holder, Team New Zealand, and the winner of the 2003 Louis Vuitton Cup, Alinghi. The 2002–2003 Louis Vuitton Cup, held in the Hauraki Gulf in Auckland, New Zealand saw nine teams from six countries staging 120 races over five months to select a challenger for the America's Cup. Due to sponsorship rules in force at the time, the boats were not allowed to be named after their sponsors which affected only one challenger. The Oracle boat was referenced by its sail number USA-76 because the team did not give"
"as challenger, as well as having been a successful defender. Cameron Appleton was the backup helmsman with Rod Davis, Dan Slater and Clay Oliver in the reserve afterguard. 2003 America's Cup The 31st America's Cup was contested between the holder, Team New Zealand, and the winner of the 2003 Louis Vuitton Cup, Alinghi. The 2002–2003 Louis Vuitton Cup, held in the Hauraki Gulf in Auckland, New Zealand saw nine teams from six countries staging 120 races over five months to select a challenger for the America's Cup. Due to sponsorship rules in force at the time, the boats were not"
"2007 America's Cup The 2007 America's Cup was the thirty-second challenge for the America's Cup and was won by Alinghi in the 7th race. The Cup is the most famous and most prestigious regatta and ""Match Race"" in the sport of sailing. As per the Deed of Gift of the America's Cup the yacht club that holds the Cup is the one that chooses the location for the next challenge to take place. ""Alinghi"", the syndicate representing the Société Nautique de Genève, the winners of the thirty-first edition, are based in Switzerland which is a landlocked country, so ""Alinghi"" put"
"Championship along with Hong Kong and Japan until the addition of Fiji, Samoa and Tonga in 1999. The tournament was ceased in 2000. Alongside the Pacific-Rim Championship, the Pan-American Championship was also competed which included the United States and Canada. Like the Pacific-Rim Championship the tournament was ceased in 2003. In 2003 the Super Cup was formed and was contested between Japan, Russia and the United States. In 2004 they were joined by Canada. The tournament was only contested for 3 years as it was ceased in 2005 with Canada the final champions. Also in 2003, the Churchill Cup was"
"was raced in waterline multihull yachts in a best of three ""deed of gift"" match in Valencia, Spain. The victorious Golden Gate Yacht Club then elected to race the 2013 America's Cup in AC72 foiling, wing-sail catamarans. Golden Gate Yacht Club successfully defended the cup. The 35th America's Cup match was announced to be sailed in 50 ft foiling catamarans. The history of the America's Cup has included legal battles and disputes over rule changes including most recently over the rule changes for the 2017 America's Cup. The America's Cup is currently held by the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron,"
"USA 76 USA 76 is an American International America's Cup Class yacht. It, and USA 71, were used by the Oracle BMW Racing team in their preparations to challenge for the 2003 America's Cup held in Auckland, New Zealand. Both boats were designed by Bruce Farr. USA 76 was skippered by Peter Holmberg through the 2003 Louis Vuitton Cup, including the final against the formidable Team Alinghi from Switzerland - who won, and went on to take the America's Cup from after an impressive performance. In September 2003, Oracle BMW Racing arranged for a ""rematch"" to be held against Alinghi"
"master the techniques used to sail this style of catamaran before they progress to the AC72 boats. The YAC began in 2013, when both first and second places were taken by New Zealand entries. The winning team included Peter Burling, Blair Tuke, Jono Spurdle, Sam Meech, Andy Maloney, Jason Saunders and Guy Endean. On July 8, 2010, Oracle Team USA announced that San Francisco was ""the only city in the USA under consideration to host the 34th America's Cup” match. At the time, KGO-TV and ""Gazzetta dello Sport"", an Italian sports newspaper, reported that Rome-Fiumicino, Italy was challenging San Francisco"
"three goes on to win the match. Emirates Team New Zealand, despite winning the third heat, was not able to capture the Cup. The score of the 32nd America's Cup has also differentiated the match from previous editions. The past three America's Cups – 1995, 2000 and 2003 – were all sweeps. Eleven challengers from nine countries submitted formal entries prior to the closing deadline of April 29, 2005. In preparation for the 2007 America's Cup, there were a series of regattas leading up to the Cup races, called ""Acts"" which culminated in the 2007 Louis Vuitton Cup. The winner,"
"2003 Tournament of the Americas The 2003 Tournament of the Americas in basketball, later known as the FIBA Americas Championship and the FIBA AmeriCup (also known as Las Americas Tournament for Men, FIBA Americas Olympic Qualifying Tournament, or Panamerican Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men), was hosted by Puerto Rico, from August 20 to August 31, 2003. The games were played in San Juan, at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum. This FIBA AmeriCup was to earn the three berths allocated to the Americas for the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece. The United States won the tournament, the country's fifth AmeriCup championship. All"
"Adam Beashel Adam Beashel is an Australian sailor. He is best known for being part of Team New Zealand at the 2003 America's Cup and strategist for Emirates Team New Zealand at the 2007 America's Cup. Beashel was part of the ""oneAustralia"" team that came second in the 1995 Louis Vuitton Cup. He is also a 49er sailor. Together with Teague Czislowski, he came second in that class at the 1999 World Championships to Chris Nicholson and Ed Smyth. He and Czislowski won the national selection process for the 2000 Olympics in the 49er class, but the Australian Yachting Federation"
"has the opportunity to race the yachts off the Gulf of California / Pacific Ocean areas near Cabo San Lucas. Both yachts have had engines installed for commercial use. Heavier duty sails have also been purchased and installed which will last much longer than the lighter, racing sails used in America's Cup racing. NZL 82 NZL 82 was a 2003-generation International America's Cup Class racing yacht. Raced by defenders Team New Zealand in the 2003 America's Cup match, she was defeated 5–0 by challenger Alinghi (""SUI 64""). After the successful 2000 defence in Auckland, many senior Team New Zealand members"
"part of 2021. The cup was originally awarded in 1851 by the Royal Yacht Squadron for a race around the Isle of Wight in the United Kingdom, which was won by the schooner ""America"". The trophy, originally named the '£100 Cup', was renamed the America's Cup after the yacht and was donated to the New York Yacht Club (NYYC) under the terms of the Deed of Gift, which made the cup available for perpetual international competition. Any yacht club that meets the requirements specified in the deed of gift has the right to challenge the yacht club that holds the"
"Yacht Club won the 2010 America's Cup on February 14, 2010, off Valencia, Spain, beating the giant catamaran Alinghi 2-0 in the best-of-three series and becoming the first American syndicate to win the cup since 1992. The large rigid wing sail of the USA 17 trimaran provided a decisive advantage and the trimaran won the America's Cup by a considerable margin in each race. Thomas Coville holds the new world record for solo circumnavigation of the world by sailing the trimaran, ""Sodebo Ultim"", set on December 25, 2016 with a time of 49 days and 3 hours. Prior to his"
"was added during the medieval period and consists of fine gold, alabaster and gem stones. Valencia was selected in 2003 to host the historic America's Cup yacht race, the first European city ever to do so. The America's Cup matches took place from April to July 2007. On 3 July 2007, Alinghi defeated Team New Zealand to retain the America's Cup. Twenty-two days later, on 25 July 2007, the leaders of the Alinghi syndicate, holder of the America's Cup, officially announced that Valencia would be the host city for the 33rd America's Cup, held in June 2009. In the Valencia"
"2003 Louis Vuitton Cup The 6th Louis Vuitton Cup was held in Auckland, New Zealand, in 2003. The winner, Alinghi, went on to challenge for and win the 2003 America's Cup. The Yacht Club Punta Ala was the challenger of record. Founded by Swiss businessman Ernesto Bertarelli, Alinghi featured Russell Coutts and Brad Butterworth who had both joined from Team New Zealand. Jochen Schuemann was also involved in the team. Put together by Peter Harrison and New Zealander David Barnes, the team was skippered by Ian Walker and included Jim Turner. GBR 70 was known as Wight Lightning while GBR"
"Italian team. America 3's overall record, including trials, was 28–10. Koch reportedly spent around $65 million on his effort and though an amateur, sailed on the crew himself, assisted by veteran sailors like Buddy Melges. In 1995, Koch financed another team to compete for the cup. This time the crew consisted entirely of women except for tactician David Dellenbaugh, on a yacht named ""Mighty Mary"". However, the boat lost to Dennis Conner's ""Stars & Stripes"" in the trials. Koch is a supporter of the Sea Scout program of the Boy Scouts of America, biannually hosting the William I. Koch International"
"doing so, Alinghi became the first European team in 152 years of the event’s history to win the cup. For the 2007 challenge, SNG rescinded all interpretive resolutions to the deed, essentially leaving ""constructed in country"" as the only remaining nationality requirement. The 2007 defense of the cup was held in Valencia, Spain. This was the first time since the original 1851 Isle of Wight race that the America's Cup regatta had been held in Europe, or in a country different from that of the defender (necessary because Switzerland, despite having huge lakes and a national passion for sailing, does"
"Young America (1994 yacht) Young America (USA-36) is an American International America's Cup Class yacht that unsuccessfully defended the 1995 America's Cup. ""Young America"" was built for the PACT 95 racing syndicate, based in Maine and led by John Marshall, for the 1995 Citizen Cup. The Team Dennis Conner syndicate, sailing ""Stars & Stripes"" (USA-34), won the Citizen Cup and the right to defend the America's Cup against the challenge of Team New Zealand, sailing the yacht ""Black Magic"" (NZL 32). Judging that the ""Young America"" yacht was the fastest of the regatta, Team Dennis Conner petitioned and was granted"
"exhibited in June 2011 in San Francisco Bay in concert with exploratory preparations by the Oracle Racing team for the 2013 America's Cup race, to be held within the bay. She is now owned by Troy Sears's company Next Level Sailing, and sails around the world as an official licensed partner for the America’s Cup Tour. A third replica was built in Varna, Bulgaria in 2005. Christened ""Skythia"", the boat's home port today is Rostock, Germany, where she is used for commercial charter. America (yacht) America was a 19th-century racing yacht and first winner of the America's Cup international sailing"
"Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron is a New Zealand yacht club, and the club behind New Zealand's America's Cup campaigns, under the guises of New Zealand Challenge and Team New Zealand. It held the America's Cup from 1995 until 2003, becoming in 2000 the first non-American holder to successfully defend the trophy. After Team New Zealand's victory in the 2017 event, the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron are the current holders of the America's Cup. The club was established in 1871 in Auckland with the name of the ""Auckland Yacht Club"". Its name was"
"2003. Germany has won three times, and China has won twice. The USA, Norway and Germany are the only nations to have won both the FIFA Women's World Cup and the Algarve Cup. The Algarve Cup, as an annual event featuring most of the world's top women's football teams, has no parallel in the men's game, given that there are fewer professional women's leagues and thus fewer scheduling conflicts. It is played the same time as the Cyprus Cup and the SheBelieves Cup. It is superstition that the team that wins the Algarve Cup never goes on to win the"
"tournament were Sri Lankan Airlines and Singer Sri Lanka. Other sponsors included Rolls Royce, Airbus Industries, SITA, Haesl, IAE International, CFM, John Keells Elephant House, Lion Brewery and Amaya Resorts. The inaugural cup was won by South Korea in Kandy in 1999. The tournament was made an open event and expanded to 16 teams in 2000, with teams from Europe competing. In that year and the following, Chinese Taipei won the cup. Portugal won in 2002. In 2003 teams from Africa (Kenya, Morocco and the Arabian Gulf) and Oceania (Australia, New Zealand and the Cook Islands) competed and the Kenyan"
"Auckland to win the America's Cup. It was the first time a team had ever won the coveted sailing trophy on its first attempt, with the victory bringing the Cup to Europe for the first time. Team Alinghi hired sailors from many different nationalities, including Russell Coutts and Brad Butterworth, respectively skipper and tactician of Team New Zealand's 2000 crew. Bertarelli was Team Alinghi's only Swiss national serving as navigator in 2003 and subsequently as an afterguard runner and grinder in 2007, when Team Alinghi defended the America's Cup in Valencia. On July 3, 2007, Alinghi beat Team New Zealand"
"Oracle in its AC45 with James May as a passenger against Jeremy Clarkson in a rented Toyota Corolla or Toyota Auris from the northern tip of the Coromandel Peninsula to the northern tip of New Zealand's North Island. Oracle Team USA Oracle Team USA is an American yacht racing syndicate initially formed to compete for the 2003 America's Cup. They competed again in the 2007 event before winning the 33rd America's Cup regatta in 2010 – representing the Golden Gate Yacht Club. The team also won the 34th America's Cup in 2013. The syndicate was initially named ""Oracle"" for the"
"nearly 100 years until beaten in 1997 by the yacht ""Nicorette"" completing the crossing in 11 days 13 hours 22 minutes. Barr died whilst visiting Southampton, England on 24 January 1911; he is buried in Southampton Old Cemetery. Charlie Barr Charles Barr (11 July 1864 – 24 January 1911), was an accomplished sailing skipper who three times captained winning America's Cup yachts. Charlie Barr was born in Gourock, Scotland in 1864 and first apprenticed as a grocer before working as a commercial fisherman. In 1884, he took a job with his older brother John, delivering a sailing yacht, ""Clara"", to"
"that year's golden trophy. The second Americas' Sail race was run in 1998, with a route between Savannah, Georgia, Greenport (Suffolk County) and Glen Cove, New York, with twenty one ships participating. For this edition the rules were changed to add specific seamanship skills to the challenge, like timed knot tying, rope throwing, sailing dinghies, lifeboat rowing and water pumping competitions between sailors. Argentina's won the class ""A"" gold trophy. The schooner ""Good Fortune"" from Edgartown, Massachusetts was awarded the new class ""B"" silver trophy. In 2002 the third race ran through the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico. Class"
"and is led by Ben Ainslie. There is speculation there could also be entries from Australia and China, and second challengers from Italy and the United States. The New York Yacht Club (NYYC) has entered AC36, under the syndicate name ""American Magic"", with a team led by Terry Hutchinson and Bella Mente Quantum Racing Association. In May 2018 it was announced that Dean Barker would helm the boat. ""American Magic"" refers to the first Cup winner, the yacht ""America"" of 1851, and the first defender, NYYC's yacht ""Magic"", who successfully defended in 1870. The America's Cup trophy was held by"
"in 2008 and 2009. Adam Beashel Adam Beashel is an Australian sailor. He is best known for being part of Team New Zealand at the 2003 America's Cup and strategist for Emirates Team New Zealand at the 2007 America's Cup. Beashel was part of the ""oneAustralia"" team that came second in the 1995 Louis Vuitton Cup. He is also a 49er sailor. Together with Teague Czislowski, he came second in that class at the 1999 World Championships to Chris Nicholson and Ed Smyth. He and Czislowski won the national selection process for the 2000 Olympics in the 49er class, but"
"in race 7 by 1 second to retain the America's Cup, winning the series 5-2. In recognition of his success, in 2003 Bertarelli was named Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur by French President Jacques Chirac, and was given the Cavaliere di Gran Croce by Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, President of the Italian Republic. Société Nautique de Genève and Bertarelli's efforts to organize the 33rd America's Cup following their 2007 victory in Alinghi were subject to numerous legal challenges by the Golden Gate Yacht Club. The race finally took place in February 2010, in Valencia, Spain. Bertarelli was the primary helmsman of"
"be able to sail fast safely but with a range of speeds, all that we knew we could master from a technological point of view”. Pascal Bidégorry skipper of Maxi Banque Populaire V. BMW Oracle winner America's Cup 33 - Deed of Gift<br> The 33rd America's Cup was held under a strict Deed of Gift rules: The first team to win two out of three races is the winner of the 33rd America’s Cup. It was specified by the cup holder SNG that the match be sailed in yachts by , and so the Golden Gate Yacht Club developed their"