America³ (1992 yacht)

America³ (USA–23) (pronounced "America cubed") was an American International America's Cup Class yacht that successfully defended the 1992 America's Cup challenge from the Il Moro Challenge racing syndicate.

America³

America³ in 2009.
Yacht club	San Diego Yacht Club
Nation	United States
Class	International America's Cup Class
Sail no	USA–23
Designer(s)	Doug Peterson
Builder	Goetz Custom Sailboats, Inc.
Launched	1992
Owner(s)	America³ West Palm Beach, FL, USA
Racing career
Skippers	Bill Koch Buddy Melges
Notable victories	1992 Citizen Cup 1992 America's Cup
America's Cup	1992 America's Cup
AC Defender Selection Series	1992 Citizen Cup 1995 Citizen Cup
Specifications
Length	23.77 m (78.0 ft) (LWL) 18.29 m (60.0 ft) (LOA)
Beam	5.45 m (17.9 ft)
Sail area	298 m2 (3,210 sq ft)

America³ was one of four yachts built for the America³ Foundation racing syndicate, headed by American businessman Bill Koch, for the 1992 Citizen Cup. It was launched in 1992.^[1]

America³ won the Citizen Cup, then successfully defended the America's Cup against the challenge of the Italian yacht Il Moro di Venezia V (ITA-25), winner of the 1992 Louis Vuitton Cup.

The America³ Foundation racing syndicate entered the 1995 Citizen Cup with an all women's programme. The team sailed America³ (USA–23) in the first three stages of the Round Robin, then switched to their newly delivered yacht Mighty Mary (USA–43) for the remainder of the event.

America³ is on display at the Herreshoff Marine Museum in Bristol, Rhode Island.

Another example, Jayhawk, used in qualifying is on display at the Wichita Boathouse in Wichita, KS.

References

1. "Storia della Coppa America 1992. La Classe IACC - History of the America's Cup 1992. The new IACC Class". www.ali6.com. Archived from the original on 2 January 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2022.