1870 America's Cup

2nd America's Cup
Defender United States
Defender club:	New York Yacht Club
Yacht:	17 schooners, including Magic'
Challenger United Kingdom
Challenger club:	Royal Thames Yacht Club
Yacht:	Cambria
Competition
Location:	Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Dates:	1870
Winner:	New York Yacht Club
Score:	1–0

The 1870 America's Cup was the first America's Cup to be hosted in the United States.

James Lloyd Ashbury's yacht Cambria sailed to New York on behalf of the Royal Thames Yacht Club.

The New York Yacht Club entered 17 schooners, and the race was won by Franklin Osgood's Magic.

References

America's Cup

America's Cup	1851 1870 1871 1876 1881 1885 1886 1887 1893 1895 1899 1901 1903 1920 1930 1934 1937 1958 1962 1964 1967 1970 1974 1977 1980 1983 1987 1988 1992 1995 2000 2003 2007 2010 2013 2017

Challenger Selection Series (Louis Vuitton Cup)	1970 1974 1977 1980 1983 1987 1992 1995 2000 2003 2007 Acts 2013 World Series 2017 World Series

Defender Selection Series (Citizen Cup)	1987 1992 1995

Class	J Class 12-Metre yachts IACC yachts regattas AC72 AC45 AC50

see also: Deed of Gift Yacht clubs Wind

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