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Freedom (12 meter US-30) is a 12-metre class racing yacht and winner of the 1980 America's Cup, defeating the challenging yacht Australia under skipper Dennis Conner. Freedom was designed with an alloy rather than a wood hull by Olin Stephens and Bill Langan, and constructed at Minneford Yacht Yard. She was skippered in the Cup by Dennis Conner.
Yacht club | New York Yacht Club |
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Nation | United States |
Class | 12-metre |
Sail no | US–30 |
Designer(s) | Olin Stephens and Bill Langan |
Builder | Minneford Yacht Yard |
Racing career | |
Skippers | Dennis Conner |
Notable victories | 1980 America's Cup |
America's Cup | 1980 |
Today Freedom is available for charter out of Newport, Rhode Island from America's Cup Charters, along with fellow America's Cup winners Intrepid and Weatherly.
References
edit- "Freedom". America's Cup Charters. Retrieved April 16, 2009.
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