Americas Cup

Sir Thomas Lipton

RUYC Rear-Commodore 1900-1901

RUYC Rear-Commodore 1914-1918

RUYC Rear-Commodore 1920

RUYC Rear-Commodore 1930




This perpetual trophy in memory of Sir Thomas Lipton is awarded to the club of the winning challenger in the series of races leading up to the America’s Cup. As Sir Thomas Lipton issued five challenges, on each occasion as a member of Royal Ulster Yacht Club, a presentation by RUYC, to the club winner of the Challenger series, usually takes place at a reception the day before the final of the America’s Cup races.

Some photographs of past presentations can be seen in the Lipton Room.

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1851 AMERICA, John C. Stevens, U.S. AURORA, T. Le Marchant, England1

1870 MAGIC, Franklin Osgood, U.S. CAMBRIA, James Ashbury, England2

1871 COLUMBIA, Franklin Osgood, U.S.3
SAPPHO, William P. Douglas, U.S. LIVONIA, James Ashbury, England

1876 MADELEINE, John S. Dickerson, U.S. COUNTESS OF DUFFERIN, Chas. Gifford, Canada

1881 MISCHIEF, J. R. Busk, U.S. ATALANTA, Alexander Cuthbert, Canada

1885 PURITAN, J. M. Forbes-Gen. Charles Paine, U.S. GENESTA, Sir Richard Sutton, England

1886 MAYFLOWER, Gen. Charles Paine, U.S. GALATEA, Lt. William Henn, England

1887 VOLUNTEER, Gen. Charles Paine, U.S. THISTLE, James Bell et al., Scotland

1893 VIGILANT, C. Oliver Iselin et al., U.S. VALKYRIE II, Lord Dunraven, England

1895 DEFENDER, C. O. Iselin–W. K. Vanderbilt–E. D. Morgan, U.S. VALKYRIE III,
Lord Dunraven–Lord Lonsdale–Lord Wolverton, England

1899 COLUMBIA, J. P. Morgan–C. O. Iselin, U.S. SHAMROCK I, Sir Thomas Lipton, U.K.*

1901 COLUMBIA, Edwin D. Morgan, U.S. SHAMROCK II, Sir Thomas Lipton, U.K.

1903 RELIANCE, Cornelius Vanderbilt et al., U.S. SHAMROCK III, Sir Thomas Lipton, U.K.

1920 RESOLUTE, Henry Walters et al., U.S. SHAMROCK IV, Sir Thomas Lipton, U.K.

1930 ENTERPRISE, Harold S. Vanderbilt et al., U.S. SHAMROCK V, Sir Thomas Lipton, U.K.

1934 RAINBOW, Harold S. Vanderbilt, U.S. ENDEAVOUR, T. O. M. Sopwith, England

1937 RANGER, Harold S. Vanderbilt, U.S. ENDEAVOUR II, T. O. M. Sopwith, England

1958 COLUMBIA, Henry Sears et al., U.S. SCEPTRE, Hugh Goodson et al., England

1962 WEATHERLY, Henry D. Mercer et al., U.S. GRETEL, Sir Frank Packer et al., Australia

1964 CONSTELLATION, New York Y.C. Syndicate, U.S. SOVEREIGN, J. Anthony Bowden, England

1967 INTREPID, New York Y.C. Syndicate, U.S. DAME PATTIE, Sydney (Aust.) Syndicate

1970 INTREPID, New York Y.C. Syndicate, U.S. GRETEL II, Sydney (Aust.) Syndicate

1974 COURAGEOUS, New York, N.Y. Syndicate, U.S. SOUTHERN CROSS, Sydney (Aust.) Syndicate

1977 COURAGEOUS, New York, N.Y. Syndicate, U.S. AUSTRALIA,
Sun City (Aust.) Syndicate

1980 FREEDOM, New York, N.Y. Syndicate, U.S. AUSTRALIA, Alan Bond et al, Australia

1983 AUSTRALIA II, Alan Bond et al., Australia LIBERTY, New York, N.Y. Syndicate, U.S.

1987 STARS & STRIPES, Dennis Conner et al., United States KOOKABURRA III, Iain Murray et al., Australia

19884 STARS & STRIPES, Dennis Conner, et al., United States NEW ZEALAND, Michael Fay, et al., New Zealand

1992 AMERICA 3, Bill Koch, et al., United States IL MORO DI VENEZIA, Paul Cayard, et al., Italy

1995 BLACK MAGIC, Peter Blake, et al., New Zealand YOUNG AMERICA, Dennis Conner, et al., United States

2000 NEW ZEALAND, Peter Blake, et al., New Zealand LUNA ROSSA, Patrizio Bertelli, et al., Italy

2003 ALINGHI, Erenesto Bertarelli, et al., Switzerland NEW ZEALAND, Ross Blackman, et al., New Zealand

2007 ALINGHI, Erenesto Bertarelli, et al., Switzerland NEW ZEALAND, Emirates Team, et al., New Zealand

2010 BMW ORACLE RACING, Larry Ellison et al., America  ALINGHI, Erenesto Bertarelli, et al. Switzerland

* Ireland was part of Great Britain at this time.


Below are some useful links:

http://www.americascup.com

Click here for photographs taken at the RUYC lunch in Valencia

The 'J' Class

Click here for details of the Sir Thomas Lipton Foundation

sirthomasliptonfoundation.org/downloads.htm

Sir Thomas Lipton, The RUYC and the America’s Cup Connection.

America's Cup 2007