Historedia
Group or institution

America

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1851–1857

Every event in Historedia whose sources name America, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Yacht America wins the first America's Cup race

    1851–1857

    Role: Winning yacht owned by a syndicate of New York Yacht Club members

    1. 22 August 1851 · Isle of WightFirst America's Cup Race

      The schooner America won the Royal Yacht Squadron's £100 Cup in a fleet race around the Isle of Wight on 22 August 1851.

    2. 1857 · New YorkDeed of Gift and Renaming

      In 1857, the winning syndicate donated the trophy to the New York Yacht Club, renaming it the America's Cup.

Sources

  1. America's Cup Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-30