This day in sport: 13 Jan 1995

First all-female yacht crew wins America’s Cup

Amercia3 became the first all female crew to win an America’s Cup race when they beat four-time champion Dennis Connor in Stars & Stripes by 69 seconds in the defenders trials off San Diego. Stars & Stripes went on to win the series, but Connor elected to sail Young America in the Cup defence and crashed 5-0 to New Zealand’s Black Magic.

This day in sport: 13 Jan 1995
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