Heart of America (yacht)

Heart of America
Yacht club  Chicago Yacht Club[1]
Nation  United States
Class 12-metre
Sail no US–51
Designer(s) Gretzky, Graham, MacLane, Schlageter[2][3]
Builder Merrifield-Roberts[2][3]
Launched 1986 [4]
Racing career
Skippers Buddy Melges[2]
AC Challenger
Selection Series		 1987

Heart of America is a 12-metre class yacht that competed in the 1987 Louis Vuitton Cup.[1] The boat was helmed by Buddy Melges and represented the Chicago Yacht Club.[5] The boat finished 8 of 13 in Louis Vuitton Cup, which decides the challenger to the Cup holder.[5]

Crew

The crew included these members, as well as others.

Support

The CEOs of the Heart of America Cup effort included Alan Johnston[2] and William Bentsen.[8]

Corporate sponsorship of the drive started with MCI providing $1M US dollars to the campaign.[8]

Controversies

The challenge by a Great Lakes yacht club resulted in the Australian Royal Perth Yacht club challenging whether Lake Michigan was an "arm of the sea" as required by the Deed of Gift of the America's Cup.[2] The court decided that Lake Michigan did constitute an "arm of the sea" and that the Club could challenge for the America's Cup.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 http://www.americas-cup-history.at/english/lvc%2087.htm
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 http://americas-cup-history.at/english/us51%20heart%20of.htm
  3. 1 2 http://www.12mr.de/Twelves/
  4. ↑ http://12metercharters.com/12-meter-racing/2
  5. 1 2 http://www.cruisingworld.com/classic-americas-cup-heart-america
  6. ↑ http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1986-10-26/sports/8603200678_1_boats-from-six-countries-sailing-new-york-yacht-club
  7. 1 2 http://challengeandadventure.com/archives/tag/wally-henry
  8. 1 2 http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1985-07-03/sports/8502130082_1_buddy-melges-heart-of-america-challenge-lake-michigan
  9. ↑ http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1985-02-12/sports/8501090018_1_buddy-melges-new-york-yacht-club-america-s-cup
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