175 Years of the America’s Cup: From the Schooner America to the Future of Foiling

The America's Cup at 175yrs - a fine legacy and bright future

On August 22, 1851, at 8.37pm the schooner America crossed the finish line to win the £100 Cup donated by the 1st Marquess of Anglesey and which became the America's Cup, arguably the preeminent trophy in international sport.

America’s Cup Marks 175 Years From Isle of Wight Origins

The America’s Cup marks its 175th anniversary this weekend, tracing its origins to the schooner America’s famous victory around the Isle of Wight on 22 August 1851. What began with a Victorian silver ewer and a race involving the New…

175 Years of the America’s Cup: From the Schooner America to the Future of Foiling

When John Cox Stevens caught his steamship home across the Atlantic and back to the New World in 1851, he had in his possession a trophy, an unremarkable (for the time) Victorian ewer from the Crown Jeweller, R&S Garrard of Panton Street, London that would define competitive sailing for the next 175 years. As the first Commodore of the New York Yacht Club, Cox Stevens was a competitive, foresightful man who had made a lasting impression on the y…