What is the America’s Cup?
The America’s Cup is a gold cup offered originally by the Royal Yacht Squadron in 1851 for a 53-mile race round the isle of Wight, off the south coast of England. The winner was the United States schooner America.
In 1857 the syndicate that had built the America gave the sup (thereafter known as the America’s Cup) to the New York Yacht Club. Which then offered the cup to all challengers. Subsequent races have been sailed off the American coast.
The N.Y.Y.C. offer to all still stands, but the British, Canadian and Australian challengers have never succeeded in any of the 22 contests.
The races have exerted great influence on yachting progress, the large sums spent on America’s Cup yachts having raised the science and art of design to a high level of refinement.
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