Summary
The 1980 America's Cup was held in September 1980 at Newport, Rhode Island. The US defender, Freedom, skippered by Dennis Conner, defeated the Australian challenger, Australia, skippered by James Hardy,[1] four races to one. This was the last successful defense of the cup by the New York Yacht Club and the last defender designed by the naval architectural firm Sparkman & Stephens. It was the sixth unsuccessful challenge by Australia and the third by Alan Bond.
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Defender  United States | |
|---|---|
| Defender club: | New York Yacht Club |
| Yacht: | Freedom |
Challenger  Australia | |
| Challenger club: | Royal Perth Yacht Club |
| Yacht: | Australia |
| Competition | |
| Location: | Newport, Rhode Island, United States |
| Dates: | September 1980 |
| Rule: | 12-metre |
| Winner: | New York Yacht Club |
| Score: | 4–1 |
← 1977 1983 → | |
Freedom had beaten Courageous and Clipper to become the defender. Australia had beaten France III, Lionheart and Sverige to become the challenger.[2]
Crew edit
Freedom's crew included skipper Dennis Conner, navigator Halsey Herreshoff, tactician Dennis Durgan, trimmer John Marshall, grinders Rives Potts and Kyle Smith, mastman Robert "Bobbie" Campbell, pitman Donald Kohlmann, bowman Lexi Gahagan, Jonathan Wright and Tom Whidden.[3]
Australia's crew included skipper James Hardy, Noel Robins, tactician Ben Lexcen, port trimmer John Bertrand, Scott McAllister, John Longley and Kenneth Judge.[4][5][6]
Results edit
| Team | 16 September 1980 | 19 September 1980 | 21 September 1980 | 23 September 1980 | 25 September 1980 | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freedom
|
W | +0:28 | W | W | W | 4 |
| Australia
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+1:58 | W | +1:53 | +3:48 | +3:38 | 1 |
| 1st match | 16 September 1980 | Freedom
|
Dennis Conner | W | Report | ||||||
| Australia
|
James Hardy | +1:58 | |||||||||
| 2nd match | 19 September 1980 | Freedom
|
Dennis Conner | +0:28 | Report | ||||||
| Australia
|
James Hardy | W | |||||||||
| 3rd match | 21 September 1980 | Freedom
|
Dennis Conner | W | Report | ||||||
| Australia
|
James Hardy | +1:53 | |||||||||
| 4th match | 23 September 1980 | Freedom
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Dennis Conner | W | Report | ||||||
| Australia
|
James Hardy | +3:48 | |||||||||
| 5th match | 25 September 1980 | Freedom
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Dennis Conner | W | Report | ||||||
| Australia
|
James Hardy | +3:38 | |||||||||
References edit
- ^ "James Hardy". ACCyclopedia. Retrieved January 30, 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Storia della Coppa America 1980" (in Italian). Archived from the original on January 2, 2013. Retrieved August 29, 2012.
- ^ "THE CREW - The Washington Post". The Washington Post.
- ^ "Hall of Fame".
- ^ "Storia della Coppa America 1980" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2 January 2013. Retrieved 2012-08-29.
- ^ 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.65