Mighty Mary (sailing yacht) explained

Mighty Mary
Othernames:USA-43
Nat:
Cc Year:1995 Citizen Cup
Type:Monohull
Class:International America's Cup Class
Sailno:USA-43
Designer:Doug Peterson, Jim Taylor
Builder:Eric Goetz Custom Sailboats
Launched:1994
Owner:Bill Koch (America)
Skip:Dawn Riley
Crew:16

Mighty Mary was competitor teamfor the 1995 America's Cup Defender series. The team was part of Bill Koch's America syndicate and featured the sports nearly first all female crew.[1]

Details

The team was captained by well-known female sailor Dawn Riley and featured sailors such as Leslie Egnot and J. J. Isler.[2]

After establishing a commanding lead, the team narrowly lost to Dennis Connor's Stars & Stripes (who then went on to compete in the 1995 America's Cup) after being overtaken on the last leg.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dawn Riley . 2024-10-12 . Herreshoff Marine Museum . en-US.
  2. Web site: Dawn Riley . 2024-10-12 . The Sailing Museum & National Sailing Hall of Fame . en-US.
  3. Web site: USA 43 Mighty Mary . 2024-10-12 . www.americas-cup-history.com.