Defender United States | |
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Defender club: | New York Yacht Club |
Yacht: | Rainbow |
Challenger United Kingdom | |
Challenger club: | Royal Yacht Squadron |
Yacht: | Endeavour |
Competition | |
Location: | Newport |
41°29′N 71°19′W / 41.483°N 71.317°W | |
Dates: | 1934 |
Rule: | Universal Rule, J-class |
Winner: | New York Yacht Club |
Score: | 4–2 |
← 1930 1937 → |
The 1934 America's Cup was the 15th challenge for the Cup. It took place in Newport and consisted of a series of races between the defender Rainbow, entered by a syndicate of New York Yacht Club members headed by Harold S. Vanderbilt, and Endeavour, owned by Sir Thomas Sopwith.[1]