1992 America’s Cup

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The 1992 America’s Cup was a prestigious international sailing competition held off San Diego, California, featuring high-tech International America’s Cup Class yachts and marking a significant evolution in the design and professionalism of the event.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf America’s Cup
sailing competition
boatClass International America’s Cup Class NERFINISHED
challengerCountry Italy NERFINISHED
challengerSelectionWinner Il Moro di Venezia V NERFINISHED
challengerSeries Louis Vuitton Cup NERFINISHED
challengerSyndicateHead Raul Gardini NERFINISHED
challengerYacht Il Moro di Venezia V NERFINISHED
challengerYachtClub Compagnia della Vela di Venezia NERFINISHED
competitionType match racing
defenderCountry United States NERFINISHED
defenderRetainedCup true
defenderSelectionWinner America3 NERFINISHED
defenderSeries Citizen Cup NERFINISHED
defenderSkipper Bill Koch NERFINISHED
Buddy Melges NERFINISHED
defenderYacht America3 NERFINISHED
America³ NERFINISHED
defenderYachtClub San Diego Yacht Club NERFINISHED
defendingClubCommodore Malin Burnham NERFINISHED
editionNumber 28
finalSeriesFormat best-of-seven
finalSeriesResult 4–1
followedBy 1995 America’s Cup NERFINISHED
governingBody America’s Cup Organizing Committee NERFINISHED
hostCity San Diego NERFINISHED
hostCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
location California, United States
surface form: California

San Diego NERFINISHED
United States of America
surface form: United States
notableFeature featured advanced sail and rig design
featured high-tech composite yacht construction
first America’s Cup sailed in International America’s Cup Class yachts
marked increased professionalism in America’s Cup campaigns
ocean Pacific Ocean
precededBy 1988 America’s Cup NERFINISHED
raceArea off San Diego
replacedBoatClass 12-metre class
runnerUp Il Moro di Venezia V NERFINISHED
runnerUpCountry Italy NERFINISHED
sport sailing
televisionCoverage international
trophyContested America’s Cup NERFINISHED
usedBoatClassForFirstTime International America’s Cup Class NERFINISHED
winner America3 NERFINISHED
winnerCountry United States NERFINISHED
winnerYachtClub San Diego Yacht Club NERFINISHED
year 1992

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Bill Koch participantIn 1992 America’s Cup