yacht America

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Yacht America is the famed 19th-century racing schooner that won the inaugural America's Cup in 1851, giving the trophy and competition their name.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic ship
racing schooner
sailing yacht
associatedWith New York Yacht Club NERFINISHED
competedAgainst Royal Yacht Squadron yachts
competitionNamedAfter America’s Cup NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
depictedIn maritime paintings
designedFor competitive yacht racing
eventWon 1851 Royal Yacht Squadron race around the Isle of Wight NERFINISHED
inaugural America’s Cup (1851) NERFINISHED
flag United States of America NERFINISHED
hasHeritageStatus iconic vessel in yachting history
hasNameVariant Schooner America NERFINISHED
Yacht America NERFINISHED
hasShipType schooner
historicalEra Victorian era NERFINISHED
influenced development of international yacht racing
launchDate 1851
legacy established prestige of transatlantic yacht racing
symbol of early American success in international sport
namedAfter America NERFINISHED
notableFor origin of the America’s Cup sailing competition name
origin of the America’s Cup trophy name
winning the 1851 race around the Isle of Wight
operatedIn 19th century
ownerAtTimeOf1851Race syndicate of New York Yacht Club members
primaryUse racing
raceLocation Isle of Wight NERFINISHED
raceOrganizer Royal Yacht Squadron NERFINISHED
sailPlan schooner rig
subjectOf America’s Cup histories
nautical histories
trophyNamedAfter America’s Cup trophy NERFINISHED
trophyOrigin America’s Cup NERFINISHED
yearLaunched 1851

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America’s Cup firstVictor yacht America
America’s Cup namedAfter yacht America
New York Yacht Club owned yacht America