In 1851, in response to an invitation from a few British yachtsmen, several members of the New York Yacht Club formed a syndicate to build a boat to travel to merry old England and race the fastest vessels the Royal Yacht Squadron could put forth. Designed by a gentleman named George Steers, the boat that was built was called "America", and after winning a race in England against 17 British vessels, the trophy was brought home to the US and named after the yacht that won it, not the country. Common mistake.
The America's Cup is a race between sailing vessels.
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Not sure about football but in mountain biking the world cup is a multiple race competition where points are awarded for each race and the competitor with the most points at the end is the winner. In contrast a world championship consists of a single race.
that would be the Australian horse race known as the Melbourne Cup ( the race that stops a nation) Estimated viewing audience world-wide is over 100,000,000 people
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Yachting is a sport. Yachts race in races such as the Americas Cup.
The America's Cup
The America's Cup
Yachting is a sport. It begins with the letter y. The America's Cup is a famous yachting race.
New Zealand, Australia, GB, Venezuela, Switzerland, have all challenged for the Americas Cup
The Americas Cup is a race for big yachts (sailboats).
The Yankees (New York Yankees) are a Major League Baseball team. Yachting is a sport. The America's Cup is a famous yachting race.
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.
Peter Blake led New Zealand to two Americas Cup victories and was knighted in 1995 for his services to yachting. He was later killed by pirates.
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