America's Cup 1980

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America's Cup 1980 was the 24th edition of the prestigious international sailing yacht race, held off Newport, Rhode Island, in which the New York Yacht Club successfully defended the trophy against the Australian challenger.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf America's Cup
bestOfSeries 7 races
boatType monohull
challengerCountry Australia NERFINISHED
challengerDesigner Ben Lexcen NERFINISHED
challengerSailNumber KA-5
challengerSkipper James Hardy NERFINISHED
challengerYacht Australia NERFINISHED
class 12-metre class
competitionFormat match racing
country United States of America
surface form: United States
defenderCountry United States NERFINISHED
defenderDesigner Germán Frers NERFINISHED
defenderSailNumber US-30 NERFINISHED
defenderSkipper Dennis Conner NERFINISHED
defenderYacht Freedom NERFINISHED
defenderYachtClub New York Yacht Club NERFINISHED
editionNumber 24
eventScope international
finalScore 4–1
governingBody New York Yacht Club NERFINISHED
hostCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
hostPort Newport NERFINISHED
hostState Rhode Island NERFINISHED
location Newport, Rhode Island NERFINISHED
losingYacht Australia NERFINISHED
losingYachtClub Royal Perth Yacht Club NERFINISHED
nextEdition America's Cup 1983 NERFINISHED
notableFact contested between United States defender Freedom and Australian challenger Australia
last successful defense of the America's Cup by the New York Yacht Club before losing in 1983
partOfSeries America's Cup NERFINISHED
previousEdition America's Cup 1977 NERFINISHED
raceArea off Newport, Rhode Island
sport sailing
startTime 1980-09
trophyDefended America's Cup NERFINISHED
winner Freedom NERFINISHED
winningYachtClub New York Yacht Club NERFINISHED
year 1980

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America's Cup 1977 followedBy America's Cup 1980