1992 Citizen Cup (sailing)
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! colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-size: larger;" |1992 Citizen Cup |
| style="text-align: right;|Date
|January 14 – April 30, 1992 |
| style="text-align: right;|Defending champions |
The 1992 Citizen Cup was the defender selection series regatta for the 1992 America's Cup, held in the United States. Two defense syndicates (featuring five IACC yachts) competed over four round robins in order earn a berth in the Citizen Cup finals; the winner earned the right to defend the America's Cup against the winner of the Louis Vuitton Cup (challenger selection series regatta).
Citizen Cup Competition
The 1992 Citizen Cup featured the emergence of the America3 Foundation syndicate headed by American businessman Bill Koch.
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Teams
| class="wikitable" |
| Sail
! Yacht ! Syndicate ! Yacht club ! Nation |
|---|
| USA–9
| Jayhawk | {{USA}} |
| USA–18
| Defiant | {{USA}} |
| USA–23
| America³ | {{USA}} |
| USA–28
| Kanza | {{USA}} |
| USA–11
| Team Dennis Conner | {{USA}} |
Round Robin 1
| class="wikitable" |
| Yacht
! Won ! Lost ! Points ! Total Points |
|---|
| Defiant
| 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Stars & Stripes
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Jayhawk
| 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Round Robin 2
| class="wikitable" |
| Yacht
! Won ! Lost ! Points ! Total Points |
|---|
| America3
| 5 | 1 | 10 | 16 |
| Stars & Stripes
| 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
| Defiant
| 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Round Robin 3
| class="wikitable" |
| Yacht
! Won ! Lost ! Points ! Total Points |
|---|
| America3
| 8 | 1 | 32 | 48 |
| Stars & Stripes
| 3 | 5 | 12 | 19 |
| Defiant
| 2 | 7 | 8 | 12 |
Round Robin 4
| class="wikitable" |
| Yacht
! Won ! Lost ! Points ! Total Points |
|---|
| Stars & Stripes
| 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| America3
| 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| Kanza
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
Finals
America3 held off a rally by Stars & Stripes to win the Citizen Cup. America3 went on to successfully defend the 1992 America's Cup against Italy's Il Moro di Venezia V.
| class="wikitable" |
| Yacht
! Won ! Lost ! Points |
|---|
| America3
| 7 | 4 | 7 |
| Stars & Stripes
| 4 | 7 | 4 |
References
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External links
- [http://www.americascup.com/en/ America's Cup] Official Website for the 32nd America's Cup in Valencia
- [http://www.cupinfo.com CupInfo.com] America's Cup News and Information for 2007
- {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070513154819/http://www.sailusa11.com/ SAIL USA-11]}} Stars & Stripes USA-11
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