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America's Cup

American  

noun

  1. an international yachting trophy, originally offered as the Hundred Guinea Cup in 1851, but renamed for the yacht America, winner of it that year.

  2. the yacht race itself, the oldest and most prestigious event in international sailing, now restricted to 12-meter yachts.

America's Cup British  

noun

  1. an international yachting trophy, first won by the schooner America in 1851 and held as a challenge trophy by the New York Yacht Club until 1983

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Sir Jim Ratcliffe's Ineos group is taking legal steps to secure the return of a boat used in the last America's Cup by Sir Ben Ainslie's team.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

He poured money into sailing, sponsoring an America’s Cup team and pushing for the competition to become more of a high-tech, extreme sport.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 3, 2025

Along the way, he wrote crime novels focused on the Orange County yachting set, upper-crust dog show fans, Palm Springs country clubs, the America’s Cup, and the Nobel Prize.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2025

Ineos plans to compete in the next America's Cup under the Britannia name.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2025

America's Cup, the, first race for, 531, 557.

From The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 1 March 1906 by Various

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