America's Cup 1980

GPTKB entity

Properties (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:sports_championship
gptkbp:awards gptkb:America's_Cup_Trophy
gptkbp:climate Variable winds
gptkbp:commander gptkb:John_Bertrand
gptkbp:contractUntil gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:crewSize 15
gptkbp:date 1980
gptkbp:design Winged keel
gptkbp:events 4 days
International competition
Sailing competition
Sailing skills
Technical innovations
Every 3-4 years
Tactical racing
Global interest
Crew coordination
Design competition
Inspiration for future yacht designs
Weather strategy
gptkbp:finaleDate gptkb:Newport_Harbor
gptkbp:finalScore 4-3
gptkbp:firstMatch September 26, 1980
gptkbp:firstRace Best of 7
gptkbp:geographicalFeature gptkb:Newport_Harbor
gptkbp:heldIn gptkb:Newport,_Rhode_Island
gptkbp:historicalEvent Increased interest in sailing
Started in 1851
gptkbp:historicalImpact Changed yacht design
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label America's Cup 1980
gptkbp:location gptkb:Narragansett_Bay
gptkbp:mediaCoverage High
gptkbp:notable_player gptkb:Newport_Yacht_Club
gptkbp:notableEvent First win by a challenger in 132 years
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Tom_King
gptkb:John_Bertrand
gptkb:Ben_Lexcen
gptkb:Peter_Gilmour
gptkb:Iain_Murray
gptkbp:numberOfStudents 7
gptkbp:policeDepartment gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:racingSeries gptkb:Royal_Perth_Yacht_Club
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:America's_Cup_1977
gptkb:America's_Cup_Committee
gptkbp:sailing_classes 12-meter class
gptkbp:secondaryMission September 30, 1980
gptkbp:significance gptkb:Australia_II
End_of_the_American_dominance_in_the_Cup
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:Coca-Cola
gptkbp:successor gptkb:America's_Cup_1983
gptkbp:televisionShow Wide World of Sports
gptkbp:winner gptkb:Australia_II