1881 America's Cup

{{Short description|Yacht race}}

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{{Infobox Americas Cup competition

|competition=5th America's Cup

|defender country=USA

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|defender club={{yachtclub|New York Yacht Club}}

|defender yacht= Mischief

|challenger country=Canada

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|challenger club= {{yachtclub|Bay of Quinte Yacht Club}}

|challenger yacht= Atlanta

|location= New York City

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|rule=65ft Sloop

|winning club= {{yachtclub|New York Yacht Club}}

|score= {{flagicon|US}} 2 {{flagicon|CAN|1868}} 0

|prev=1876

|edition=5th

|next=1885}}

The 1881 America's Cup was the 5th staging of the America's Cup yacht race. It was contested as a series in New York City, New York, United States between Mischief owned by Jospeph Richard Busk, representing the defender, the New York Yacht Club (NYYC); and Atlanta owned by Alexander Cuthbert, representing the Bay of Quinte Yacht Club. It was the second and final time a Canadian club has challenged the America’s Cup.