 NYYC's defending yacht, Resolute | |
Defender  United States | |
|---|---|
| Defender club: | New York Yacht Club |
| Yacht: | Resolute |
Challenger  United Kingdom | |
| Challenger club: | Royal Ulster Yacht Club |
| Yacht: | Shamrock IV |
| Competition | |
| Location: | New York Harbor |
| 40°40′N 74°02′W / 40.667°N 74.033°W | |
| Dates: | 1901 |
| Rule: | Universal Rule |
| Winner: | New York Yacht Club |
| Score: | 3–2 |
← 1903 1930 → | |
The 1920 America's Cup was the 13th challenge for the Cup and the first since 1903. It took place in New York Harbor and consisted of a best-of-five series of races between the defender Resolute, entered by a syndicate of New York Yacht Club members headed by Henry Walters[citation needed], and Shamrock IV, the fourth in Sir Thomas Lipton's line of Cup challengers. Charles Francis Adams III was the skipper of Resolute in this race.
Despite being disabled in the first race and losing the second, Resolute won the final three races and in doing so retained the Cup on behalf of the NYYC, continuing the club's unbroken record of defending the America's Cup.
The 1920 America's Cup was originally scheduled to take place in 1914 but was postponed upon the outbreak of World War I.
The 13th Cup challenge was the last to take place in New York, and the first held under the Universal Rule of measurement. Due to the rule, Shamrock IV owed Resolute seven minutes time.[1]
- ^ D'Antonio, Michael (2010). A Full Cup. New York: Riverhead Books. p. [1]. ISBN 978-1-59448-760-6.