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]
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]