Defender (America's Cup)

Emirates Team New Zealand (2021 defender syndicate) in 2013.

The Defender in the America's Cup sailing competition is the team that holds the trophy and has been challenged by another union for the title return.[1]

Defenders

  Winner of the America's Cup
Year Venue Defending club Defender
1851 Isle of Wight United Kingdom Royal Yacht Squadron 8 cutters and 7 schooners, runner-up Aurora
1870 New York City United States New York Yacht Club 17 schooners, winner Franklin Osgood's Magic
1871 New York City United States New York Yacht Club Franklin Osgood, Columbia (2–1) and
William Proctor Douglas, Sappho (2–0)
1876 New York City United States New York Yacht Club John Stiles Dickerson, Madeleine
1881 New York City United States New York Yacht Club Joseph Richard Busk, Mischief
1885 New York City United States New York Yacht Club John Malcolm Forbes syndicate, Puritan
1886 New York City United States New York Yacht Club Charles Jackson Paine, Mayflower
1887 New York City United States New York Yacht Club Charles Jackson Paine, Volunteer
1893 New York City United States New York Yacht Club Charles Oliver Iselin syndicate, Vigilant
1895 New York City United States New York Yacht Club William K. Vanderbilt syndicate, Defender
1899 New York City United States New York Yacht Club J. Pierpont Morgan syndicate, Columbia
1901 New York City United States New York Yacht Club J. Pierpont Morgan syndicate, Columbia
1903 New York City United States New York Yacht Club Cornelius Vanderbilt III syndicate, Reliance
1920 New York City United States New York Yacht Club Henry Walters syndicate, Resolute
1930 Newport United States New York Yacht Club Harold S. Vanderbilt syndicate, Enterprise
1934 Newport United States New York Yacht Club Harold S. Vanderbilt syndicate, Rainbow
1937 Newport United States New York Yacht Club Harold S. Vanderbilt, Ranger
1958 Newport United States New York Yacht Club Henry Sears, Columbia
1962 Newport United States New York Yacht Club Mercer, Walsh, Frese syndicate, Weatherly
1964 Newport United States New York Yacht Club Eric Ridder syndicate, Constellation
1967 Newport United States New York Yacht Club William Justice Strawbridge syndicate, Intrepid
1970 Newport United States New York Yacht Club William Justice Strawbridge syndicate, Intrepid
1974 Newport United States New York Yacht Club Robert Willis McCullough syndicate, Courageous
1977 Newport United States New York Yacht Club Ted Turner, Courageous
1980 Newport United States New York Yacht Club Freedom syndicate, Freedom
1983 Newport United States New York Yacht Club Freedom syndicate, Liberty
1987 Fremantle Australia Royal Perth Yacht Club Kevin Parry, Kookaburra III
1988 San Diego United States San Diego Yacht Club Sail America, Stars & Stripes 88
1992 San Diego United States San Diego Yacht Club Bill Koch, America3
1995 San Diego United States San Diego Yacht Club Sail America, Young America
2000 Auckland New Zealand Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron Team New Zealand, NZL-60
2003 Auckland New Zealand Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron Team New Zealand, NZL 82
2007 Valencia Switzerland Société Nautique de Genève Alinghi, SUI-100
2010 Valencia Switzerland Société Nautique de Genève Alinghi, Alinghi 5
2013 San Francisco United States Golden Gate Yacht Club Oracle Team USA, Oracle Team USA 17
2017 Bermuda United States Golden Gate Yacht Club Oracle Team USA, 17
2021 Auckland New Zealand Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron Emirates Team New Zealand, Te Rehutai[2]
2024 Barcelona New Zealand Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron Emirates Team New Zealand, tba

See also

References

  1. ^ "Defenders & Challengers 1851 - 2017". americascup.com. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Emirates Team New Zealand Launch 'Te Rehutai'".