1970 America's Cup

21st America's Cup
Defender United States
Intrepid moored in Nantucket Harbor during Nantucket Race Week 2010
Defender club:	New York Yacht Club
Yacht:	Intrepid
Challenger Australia
Challenger club:	Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron
Yacht:	Gretel II
Competition
Location:	Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Dates:	September 1970
Rule:	12-metre
Winner:	New York Yacht Club
Score:	4–1

The 1970 America's Cup was held in September 1970 at Newport, Rhode Island. The US defender, Intrepid, skippered by Bill (Ficker is Quicker) Ficker, defeated the Australian challenger, Gretel II, skippered by James Hardy, four races to one.^[1]

Intrepid had beaten Heritage and Valiant to become the defender. (1962 winner Weatherly also participated in the trials, providing a fourth boat so racing could proceed more uniformly.) Gretel II had beaten France to become the challenger.^[1]

References

1 2 Nocera, Egidio (July 2006). "Storia della Coppa America 1970–1974–1977 Le sfide australiane e francesi" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 31 August 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2012.

America's Cup

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America's Cup	1851 1870 1871 1876 1881 1885 1886 1887 1893 1895 1899 1901 1903 1920 1930 1934 1937 1958 1962 1964 1967 1970 1974 1977 1980 1983 1987 1988 1992 1995 2000 2003 2007 2010 2013 2017

Challenger Selection Series (Louis Vuitton Cup)	1970 1974 1977 1980 1983 1987 1992 1995 2000 2003 2007 Acts 2013 World Series 2017 World Series

Defender Selection Series (Citizen Cup)	1987 1992 1995

Class	J Class 12-Metre yachts IACC yachts regattas AC72 AC45 AC50 AC45F

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