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Sarasota, Florida, U.S. Headquarters. 1100 Tamiami Trail S Suite B, Venice, Florida, U.S. 34285. Website. www.freedomboatclub.com. Boats at Fort Myers, FL, Freedom Boat Club, April 2007. Freedom Boat Club (FBC) is a members-only boat club in the United States, Europe and Canada and is considered the largest marine Franchisor in the US. [1]
1980 America's Cup. The 1980 America's Cup was held in September 1980 at Newport, Rhode Island. The US defender, Freedom, skippered by Dennis Conner, defeated the Australian challenger, Australia, skippered by James Hardy, [1] four races to one. This was the last successful defense of the cup by the New York Yacht Club and the last defender ...
Stars & Stripes ( Team Dennis Conner) is the name of an America's Cup syndicate operated by Dennis Conner and its racing yachts, which are among the most famous in the world. [ 1] The name "Stars & Stripes" refers to the nickname often used for the flag of the United States. TDC was registered under the flag of the San Diego Yacht Club (SDYC).
Conner has won the America's Cup three times, successfully defending the Cup in 1980, and 1988 and winning as the challenger in 1987.His 4–3 loss in 1983 to Australian Alan Bond's wing-keeled challenger Australia II was the first Cup defender to be defeated in the 132-year history of the race, simultaneously ending a run by the New York Yacht Club that began with the first contest.
Liberty. (yacht) Liberty in 1983. Liberty (US-40) was an American racing yacht in the 12-metre class that unsuccessfully defended the 1983 America's Cup . After a competition with Defender and Courageous, Liberty was selected as the defender. [1] She lost to Australia II by 3–4 in the America's Cup. [2]
Score: 4–3. ← 1980. 1987 →. The 1983 America's Cup was a 12-metre class yacht racing series which pitted the defending New York Yacht Club 's Liberty against the Royal Perth Yacht Club 's challenger, Australia II. The September 1983 series of match races was won by Australia II, with four race wins to three, in the first successful ...
Freedom (12 meter US-30) is a 12-metre class racing yacht and winner of the 1980 America's Cup, defeating the challenging yacht Australia under skipper Dennis Conner. Freedom was designed with an alloy rather than a wood hull by Olin Stephens and Bill Langan, and constructed at Minneford Yacht Yard. She was skippered in the Cup by Dennis Conner .
1988 America's Cup. The 1988 America's Cup was the 27th America's Cup regatta, and was contested between the defender, San Diego Yacht Club represented by Stars & Stripes H3, and the challenger, the Mercury Bay Boating Club represented by New Zealand Challenge 's KZ-1. Run under strict Deed of Gift rules, the regatta was won by the San Diego ...