 Reliance (left) and Shamrock III (right) before the race | |
Defender  United States | |
|---|---|
| Defender club: | New York Yacht Club |
| Yacht: | Reliance |
Challenger  United Kingdom | |
| Challenger club: | Royal Ulster Yacht Club |
| Yacht: | Shamrock III |
| Competition | |
| Location: | New York City |
| 40°40′N 74°02′W / 40.667°N 74.033°W | |
| Dates: | 1903 |
| Rule: | Seawanhaka |
| Winner: | New York Yacht Club |
| Score: | 3–0 |
← 1901 1920 → | |
The 1903 America's Cup was the 12th challenge for the Cup. It took place in the New York City harbor and consisted of a best of five series of races between Reliance, the fourth of Nathaniel Herreshoff's defenders for the cup, entered by the New York Yacht Club; and Shamrock III, representing the Royal Ulster Yacht Club and also the third of Sir Thomas Lipton's Cup challengers. Reliance won the first three races, defending the cup.[1] It was the last race for the America's Cup that would take place under the Seawanhaka rule.
- ^ "Beginning (1870-1920)". Cup in Europe. Archived from the original on March 4, 2012. Retrieved August 11, 2013.