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The America's Cup was born when US schooner America beat a British fleet in a race around the Isle of Wight in 1851. New York Yacht Club commodore John Cox and America's ownership syndicate donated a silver trophy to the club under a Deed of Gift creating "a perpetual challenge cup for friendly competition between nations". "The Auld Mug" was won by Team New Zealand for the fourth time on Wednesday with a 7-3 victory over Italy's Luna Rossa on Auckland's Waitemata Harbour. Here is a complete list of winners of the oldest trophy in international sport: 1851 - America (USA) bt Aurora (ENG) 1870 - Magic (USA) bt Cambria (ENG) 1871 - Columbia/Sappho (USA) bt Livonia (ENG) 1876 - Madeleine (USA) bt Countess of Dufferin (CAN) 1881 - Mischief (USA) bt Atalanta (CAN) 1885 - Puritian (USA) bt Genesta (ENG) 1886 - Mayflower (USA) bt Galentea (ENG) 1887 - Volunteer (USA) bt Thistle (SCO) 1893 - Vigilant (USA) bt Valkyrie II (ENG) 1895 - Defender (USA) bt Valkyrie III (ENG) 1899 - Columbia (USA) bt Shamrock (IRL) 1901 - Columbia (USA) bt Shamrock II (IRL) 1903 - Reliance (USA) bt Shamrock III (IRL) 1920 - Resolute (USA) bt Shamrock IV (IRL) 1930 - Enterprise (USA) bt Shamrock V (NIR) 1934 - Rainbow (USA) bt Endeavour (ENG) 1937 - Ranger (USA) bt Endeavour II (ENG) 1958 - Columbia (USA) bt Sceptre (ENG) 1962 - Weatherly (USA) bt Gretel (AUS) 1964 - Constellation (USA) bt Sovereign (ENG) 1967 - Intrepid (USA) bt Dame Pattie (AUS) 1970 - Intrepid (USA) bt Gretel II (AUS) 1974 - Courageous (USA) bt Southern Cross (AUS) 1977 - Courageous (USA) bt Australia (AUS) 1980 - Freedom (USA) bt Australia (AUS) 1983 - Australia II (AUS) bt Liberty (USA) 1987 - Stars & Stripes (USA) bt Kookaburra III (AUS) 1988 - Stars & Stripes (USA) bt KZ-1 (NZL) 1992 - America3 (USA) bt Il Moro di Venezia (ITA) 1995 - Team New Zealand's Black Magic (NZL) bt Young America (USA) 2000 - Team New Zealand (NZL) bt Luna Rossa (ITA) 2003 - Alinghi (SUI) bt Team New Zealand (NZL) 2007 - Alinghi (SUI) bt Team New Zealand (NZL) 2010 - Oracle (USA) bt Alinghi (SUI) 2013 - Oracle (USA) bt Team New Zealand (NZL) 2017 - Team New Zealand (NZL) bt Oracle (USA) 2021 - Team New Zealand (NZL) bt Luna Rossa (ITA) afp
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