Wednesday, August 15, 2007

Who's Won the Ol' Mug the Most Times?

Which skipper can boast winning the America’s Cup the most times?

These FOUR skippers won it THREE TIMES each since 1851:

- C. Barr in 1899 on Columbia (USA) for J.P. Morgan/C.O. Iselin/E.D. Morgan against Shamrock (UK) – owner Sr. Thomas Lipton
- C. Barr in 1901 on Columbia (USA) for J.P. Morgan/E.D. Morgan against Shamrock II (UK) – owner Sr. Thomas Lipton)
- C. Barr in 1903 on Reliance (USA) for C.O. Iseline and syndicate against Shamrock III (UK) – owner Sr. Thomas Lipton

- H.S. Vanderbilt in 1930 on Enterprise (USA) for W. Aldrich and syndicate against Shamrock V (UK) – owner Sr. Thomas Lipton
- H.S. Vanderbilt in 1934 on Rainbow (USA) for H. S. Vanderbilt and syndicate against Endeavour (UK) – owner T.O.M. Sopwith
- H.S. Vanderbilt in 1937 on Ranger (USA) for H.S. Vanderbilt against Endeavour II (UK) – owner T.O.M. Sopwith

- Dennis Connor in 1980 on Freedom (USA) for the Maritime College at Ft. Schuyler Foundation, Inc.) against Australia - - owner Allen Bond and syndicate
- Dennis Connor in 1987 on Stars & Stripes (USA) for the Sail America syndicate against Kookaburra III (AUS) – owned by K. Parry and syndicate
- Dennis Connor in 1988 on Stars & Stripes (USA) for the Sail America syndicate against New Zealand (NZ) – owner Michael Fay

- Russell Coutts in 1995 on Black Magic (NZ) for Peter Blake and Team New Zealand against Young America (NZ) – owned by Pact 95 syndicate
- Russell Coutts in 1995 on Black Magic (NZ) for Team New Zealand against Luna Rossa (Italy) – owner Prada Challenge
- Russell Coutts in 2003 on Alinghi (Switzerland) for Alinghi/Ernesto Bertinelli against New Zealand (NZ) – owner Team New Zealand





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