Mighty Mary (sailing yacht)

Mighty Mary

Other names	USA-43
Yacht club	San Diego Yacht Club
Nation	United States
Class	International America's Cup Class
Sail no	USA-43
Designer(s)	Doug Peterson, Jim Taylor
Builder	Eric Goetz Custom Sailboats
Launched	1994
Owner(s)	Bill Koch (America^3)
Racing career
Skippers	Dawn Riley
AC Defender Selection Series	1995 Citizen Cup
Specifications
Type	Monohull
Crew	16
Notes
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Mighty Mary was competitor team for the 1995 America's Cup Defender series. The team was part of Bill Koch's America³ 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]

References

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