Defender  United States | |
|---|---|
| Defender club: | New York Yacht Club |
| Yacht: | Courageous |
Challenger  Australia | |
| Challenger club: | Sun City Yacht Club |
| Yacht: | Australia |
| Competition | |
| Location: | Newport, Rhode Island, United States |
| Dates: | 13–18 September 1977 |
| Rule: | 12-metre |
| Winner: | New York Yacht Club |
| Score: | 4–0 |
← 1974 1980 → | |
The 1977 America's Cup was held in September 1977 at Newport, Rhode Island.[1] The US defender, Courageous, skippered by Ted Turner, defeated the Australian challenger, Australia, skippered by Noel Robins, in a four-race sweep.[2] Courageous' greatest winning margin out of all four races was 2 minutes and 23 seconds.[2] It was the second unsuccessful challenge by Alan Bond.[3]
Courageous had beaten Lowell North's Enterprise and Ted Hood's Independence to become the defender. Australia had beaten France, Gretel II and Sverige to become the challenger.[4]
This was Ted Turner's second try at a Cup, losing out at the defender trials at the 1974 Cup.[5] His crew included tactician Gary Jobson.[6] Enterprise had included Malin Burnham, Halsey Herreshoff and John Marshall.[4]
- ^ "Australia". ACCyclopedia. Archived from the original on July 1, 2012. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
- ^ a b "Noel Robins". ACCyclopedia. Archived from the original on July 7, 2012. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
- ^ "Alan Bond". ACCyclopedia. Archived from the original on July 1, 2012. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
- ^ a b Nocera, Egidio (July 2006). "Storia della Coppa America 1970–1974–1977 Le sfide australiane e francesi" (in Italian). Archived from the original on August 31, 2012. Retrieved August 30, 2012.
- ^ "Courageous". 2017 America's Cup. June 17, 2017. NBC.
- ^ Bertrand, John Born to win : a lifelong struggle to capture the America's Cup (as told to Patrick Robinson). Sydney : Bantam Books, c1985. ISBN 0-553-05118-0. p.58.