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1974 America's Cup

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Field	Value
competition	22nd America's Cup
defender country	United States
defender burgee	Burgee of the New York Yacht Club.svg
defender club	New York Yacht Club
defender yacht	Courageous
challenger country	Australia
challenger flag variant	civil
challenger club	Royal Perth Yacht Club
challenger yacht	Southern Cross
location	Newport, Rhode Island, United States
dates	10–17 September 1974
rule	[12-metre](12-metre-class)
winning club	New York Yacht Club
score	4–0
next	1977
prev	1970

The 1974 America's Cup was held in September 1974 at Newport, Rhode Island. The US defender, Courageous, skippered by Ted Hood, defeated the Australian challenger, Southern Cross, skippered by James Hardy, in a four-race sweep.

Courageous had beaten Intrepid (skippered by Gerry Driscoll and including William Earl Buchan and John Marshall), Heritage, Mariner and Valiant (skippered by George R. Hinman Sr.) to become the defender. Southern Cross had beaten France to become the challenger. Hood had replaced Robert Bavier as skipper of Courageous during the defender trials.

1977 Cup winner Ted Turner first sailed at the 1974 Cup, losing at the defender trials while skippering aboard Mariner. Dennis Conner started the trials as the tactician on Mariner, before being promoted to helm the boat, and then being added to the afterguard of Courageous. Olin Stephens and Halsey Chase Herreshoff also sailed in the afterguard of Courageous.

References

Nocera, Egidio. (July 2006). "Storia della Coppa America 1970–1974–1977 Le sfide australiane e francesi".
"Sir James Hardy, 1994 Inductee". [[Herreshoff Marine Museum]].
"Courageous". NBC Sports Network.
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.45.

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