Emirates Team New Zealand, the challenger syndicate in 2013.

The Challenger in the America's Cup sailing competition is the team that challenges the defender to win the prestigious trophy.[1]

Challengers

Only seven times in America's Cup history has a challenger syndicate won the trophy.

  Winner of the America's Cup
YearVenueChallengerChallenging club
1851 Isle of Wight John Cox Stevens syndicate, America United States New York Yacht Club
1870 New York City James Lloyd Ashbury, Cambria United Kingdom Royal Thames Yacht Club
1871 New York City James Lloyd Ashbury, Livonia United Kingdom Royal Harwich Yacht Club
1876 New York City Charles Gifford, Countess of Dufferin Canada Royal Canadian Yacht Club
1881 New York City Alexander Cuthbert, Atalanta Canada Bay of Quinte Yacht Club
1885 New York City Sir Richard Sutton, Genesta United Kingdom Royal Yacht Squadron
1886 New York City Lt. & Mrs. William Henn, Galatea United Kingdom Royal Northern Yacht Club
1887 New York City James Bell syndicate, Thistle United Kingdom Royal Clyde Yacht Club
1893 New York City Earl of Dunraven, Valkyrie II United Kingdom Royal Yacht Squadron
1895 New York City Earl of Dunraven syndicate, Valkyrie III United Kingdom Royal Yacht Squadron
1899 New York City Sir Thomas Lipton, Shamrock United Kingdom Royal Ulster Yacht Club
1901 New York City Sir Thomas Lipton, Shamrock II United Kingdom Royal Ulster Yacht Club
1903 New York City Sir Thomas Lipton, Shamrock III United Kingdom Royal Ulster Yacht Club
1920 New York City Sir Thomas Lipton, Shamrock IV United Kingdom Royal Ulster Yacht Club
1930 Newport Sir Thomas Lipton, Shamrock V United Kingdom Royal Ulster Yacht Club
1934 Newport Sir Thomas Sopwith, Endeavour United Kingdom Royal Yacht Squadron
1937 Newport Sir Thomas Sopwith, Endeavour II United Kingdom Royal Yacht Squadron
1958 Newport Hugh Goodson syndicate, Sceptre United Kingdom Royal Yacht Squadron
1962 Newport Sir Frank Packer, Gretel Australia Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron
1964 Newport Anthony Boyden, Sovereign United Kingdom Royal Thames Yacht Club
1967 Newport Emil Christensen, Dame Pattie Australia Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron
1970 Newport Sir Frank Packer, Gretel II Australia Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron
1974 Newport Alan Bond, Southern Cross Australia Royal Perth Yacht Club
1977 Newport Alan Bond, Australia Australia Sun City Yacht Club
1980 Newport Alan Bond, Australia Australia Royal Perth Yacht Club
1983 Newport Alan Bond, Australia II Australia Royal Perth Yacht Club
1987 Fremantle Sail America, Stars & Stripes 87 United States San Diego Yacht Club
1988 San Diego Fay Richwhite, KZ-1 New Zealand Mercury Bay Boating Club
1992 San Diego Raul Gardini, Il Moro di Venezia Italy Compagnia della Vela di Venezia
1995 San Diego Team New Zealand, NZL-32/Black Magic New Zealand Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron
2000 Auckland Prada Challenge, Luna Rossa Italy Yacht Club Punta Ala
2003 Auckland Alinghi, SUI-64 Switzerland Société Nautique de Genève
2007 Valencia Team New Zealand, NZL-92 New Zealand Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron
2010 Valencia BMW Oracle Racing, USA-17 United States Golden Gate Yacht Club
2013 San Francisco Team New Zealand, Aotearoa New Zealand Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron
2017 Bermuda Team New Zealand, Aotearoa[2] New Zealand Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron
2021 Auckland Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Italy Circolo della Vela Sicilia

See also

References

  1. ↑ "HISTORY OF THE AMERICA'S CUP". americascup.com. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  2. ↑ France, Marvin (27 June 2017). "America's Cup: Team New Zealand beat Oracle to reclaim Auld Mug in Bermuda". Stuff. Retrieved 2017-06-26.
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