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Courageous won the America's Cup twice, in 1974 and 1977. In the history of America's Cup, only three boats have achieved this distinction: Intrepid in 1967 and 1970, and Columbia in 1899 and 1901. Courageous is a landmark in the design of Twelves being the first 12m built in aluminum alloy.
Courageous, US-26 – INTERNATIONAL 12 METRE ASSOCIATION. The 115 year-old International 12 Metre Class encompasses a living history of racing yacht design by the world’s foremost naval architects including Olin Stephens, Clinton Crane, William Fife III, Philip Rhodes, Johan Anker, Ben Lexcen and more who pushed their designs to the very ...
Bich had begun his ‘France’ syndicate in 1970 to provide experience for French sailors, acquiring a quiver of 12-Meters based out of the Yacht Club d’Hyères, but having Elvstrom call the shots and hiring in Scandinavian sailors and designers quickly sat uneasily with him.
Courageous is a 12-metre class racing yacht. It was the third boat to win the America's Cup twice, in 1974 and 1977, after Columbia in 1899 and 1901, and Intrepid in 1967 and 1970. All three yachts were fielded by the New York Yacht Club.
Courageous, US-26. CRUSADER (K-24) was designed and built for the last America’s Cup in the 12-metre class, she benefited from years of development in the class and advanced aluminum technology and skills at the time.
7 wrz 2024 · 267 photos. Courageous (US-26), owned by Ralph Isham, Steve Glascock, Alexander Auersperg, Ward Marsh and Arthur Santry sailing in the 2019 12 Metre Worlds hosts by Ida Lewis Yacht Club in Newport, Rhode Island. Courageous is a 12-metre class yacht.
Perhaps the most famous and revered 12-Metre of the modern era, Courageous won the America’s Cup twice, in 1974 and 1977 and is one of only three boats with that distinction in the 169 history of the competition.
