Defender club: New York Yacht Club Yacht: Sovereign | Yacht: Constellation Dates: September 1964 | |
Challenger club: Royal Thames Yacht Club Location: Newport, Rhode Island, United States | ||
The 1964 America's Cup was held in September 1964 at Newport, Rhode Island. The US defender, Constellation, skippered by Eric Ridder, defeated the British challenger, Sovereign, skippered by Paul Anderson, four races to zero.
Constellation had beaten Columbia, Easterner and Nefertiti, and American Eagle' to become the defender. Sovereign had beaten Kurrewa to become the challenger.
References
1964 America's Cup Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA