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Stars & Stripes ( Team Dennis Conner) is the name of an America's Cup syndicate operated by Dennis Conner and its racing yachts, which are among the most famous in the world. [1] The name "Stars & Stripes" refers to the nickname often used for the flag of the United States. TDC was registered under the flag of the San Diego Yacht Club (SDYC).
San Diego Yacht Club was the home of the America's Cup from 1988 to 1995 and hosted three America's Cup races during that time. San Diego Yacht Club was the original home of the Sir Thomas Lipton Cup, one of the pre-eminent events in Southern California racing, which is held in the ocean off San Diego every year.
The 1988 America's Cup was the 27th America's Cup regatta, and was contested between the defender, San Diego Yacht Club represented by Stars & Stripes H3, and the challenger, the Mercury Bay Boating Club represented by New Zealand Challenge 's KZ-1. Run under strict Deed of Gift rules, the regatta was won by the San Diego Yacht club, in a two ...
The Deed of Gift of the America's Cup is the primary instrument that governs the rules to make a valid challenge for the America's Cup and the rules of conduct of the races. The current version of the deed of gift is the third revision of the original deed. [1] The original deed was written in 1852 and forwarded to the New York Yacht Club on ...
San Diego Yacht Club: DOG match: 1988: San Diego: San Diego Yacht Club: Sail America, Stars & Stripes 88: 2–0 Fay Richwhite, KZ-1 New Zealand: Mercury Bay Boating Club IACC: 1992: San Diego San Diego Yacht Club Bill Koch, America 3: 4–1 Raul Gardini, Il Moro di Venezia: Compagnia della Vela: 1995: San Diego San Diego Yacht Club Sail America ...
The 1987 America's Cup was the twenty-sixth challenge for the America's Cup . The American challenger Stars & Stripes 87, sailed by Dennis Conner, beat the Australian defender Kookaburra III, sailed by Iain Murray, in a four-race sweep in the best of seven series. [ 1] Conner thus became the first person both to lose the America's Cup and then ...
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 the America's Cup that was sailed on International America's Cup Class yachts.
2010 America's Cup. / 39.467°N 0.3083°W / 39.467; -0.3083. The 33rd America's Cup between Société Nautique de Genève defending with team Alinghi against Golden Gate Yacht Club, and their racing team BMW Oracle Racing was the subject of extensive court action and litigation, surpassing in acrimony even the controversial 1988 America ...