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The America's Cup is one of the most coveted cup in sailing. It is the longest standing international trophy, having being in circulation for more than one hundred and sixty years. With such a long-standing cup, comes a rich history of legendary skippers, inventions, successes and failures. However one event in the Cup’s history stands out from the crowd. The event is the 1983 America’s Cup where defender Liberty skippered by Dennis Conner sailed against challenger Australia II skippered by John Bertrand. This year goes down in America’s Cup history because this was the first time in one hundred and thirty two years that the trophy was won by a country other than the United States. Seen as a failure to many the 1983 America’s Cup marked the end of the US reign over the coveted cup.
25th America's Cup | |
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Date | 14–26 September 1983 |
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Location | Newport, Rhode Island, United States |
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