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1989 New York Supreme Court takes America's Cup away from San Diego Yacht Club for using a catamaran against New Zealand. Appeals court eventually overrules
1987 San Diego Yacht Club celebrates return of America's Cup 1983 Australia II wins America's Cup yacht race (1st non-U.S. winner) 1962 Australia's 1st entry in America's Cup yacht race (U.S. wins) 1953 British royal yacht Britannia taken out of service 1878 W Starling Burgess, yacht designer, America Cup's Enterprise 1866 1st yacht race across Atlantic Ocean 1853 1st round-the-world trip by yacht (Cornelius Vanderbilt) 1851 Yacht "America" wins 1st Royal Yacht Squadron Cup (America's Cup) 1851 1st America's Cup-U.S. schooner America beats British yacht Aurora 1848 Nathaniel Herreshoff, America Cup yacht designer 1845 New York Yacht Club holds its 1st regatta 1844 1st U.S. yacht club organized, New York Yacht Club 1844 New York Yacht Club forms 1661 1st Yacht race, England's King Charles vs his brother James 1120 English royal yacht "White Ship" leaves in storm |
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