Mighty Mary (sailing yacht)

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Mighty Mary
Other namesUSA-43
Yacht clubBurgee of San Diego Yacht Club.svg  San Diego Yacht Club
NationFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Class International America's Cup Class
Sail noUSA-43
Designer(s)Doug Peterson, Jim Taylor
BuilderEric Goetz Custom Sailboats
Launched1994
Owner(s) Bill Koch (America3)
Racing career
Skippers Dawn Riley
AC Defender
Selection Series		 1995 Citizen Cup
Specifications
TypeMonohull
Crew16
Notes
Sold to +39 Challenge

Mighty Mary was an American International America's Cup Class yacht that was a competitor for the 1995 America's Cup Defender series. The team was part of Bill Koch's America3 syndicate and featured the sport's first nearly all female crew. [1]

Details

The team was captained by well-known female sailor Dawn Riley and featured sailors such as Leslie Egnot and J. J. Isler. [2]

After establishing a commanding lead, the team narrowly lost to Dennis Connor's Stars & Stripes (who then went on to compete in the 1995 America's Cup) after being overtaken on the last leg. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Dawn Riley". Herreshoff Marine Museum. Retrieved 2024-10-12.
  2. ↑ "Dawn Riley". The Sailing Museum & National Sailing Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2024-10-12.
  3. ↑ "The CITIZEN CUP 1995 with the 3-boat final". America’s Cup History 1983 - 2013. Retrieved 2024-10-12.
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