The America's Cup is a race between sailing vessels.
The America's Cup is a race between sailing vessels.
The winner of the America's Cup has competed in a sailing race that originated in 1851 and continues to this day. The standard format of the race involves two sailing yachts, one (the holder of the Cup) as the defender and the other as the challenger. In recent years, multiple challengers have been allowed under altered racing conditions.
That could almost be a trick question. The first race, put on by the Brits in 1851, wasn't called the America's Cup. However, it was won by a boat called America, and subsequent races for that trophy became known as the America's Cup race. The winner of the next race, the first race known as the America's Cup race, was a boat named Magic. So, the answer to your question could be either America or Magic depending on which you consider to be the first America's Cup race.
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The preliminaries to determine the challenger for the 2007 America's Cup are going on now, but the final America's Cup race series won't begin until June 23, 2007.
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The America's Cup is a short-course ocean race series. The race is not around the world. It his held at the home port of the winning captain of the previous race (which is why it is held in different parts of the world).
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