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691:Navigator
357:See also:
252:36°50′40″S
79:newspapers
1412:Prada Cup
956:Grinders
934:Trimmers
862:Rod Davis
776:Ian Baker
772:Grinders
742:Trimmers
333:The 31st
235:Location:
154:Defender
1567:regattas
1545:12-Metre
1190:Editions
754:Tony Rae
624:Retired
543:Retired
353:Build Up
239:Auckland
1630:(yacht)
1627:America
1614:Related
1540:J Class
1105:26 July
1067:26 July
1023:26 July
892:Skipper
876:Alinghi
679:Skipper
645:NZL 82
637:SUI 64
633:Alinghi
618:NZL 82
610:SUI 64
606:Alinghi
591:NZL 82
583:SUI 64
579:Alinghi
564:NZL 82
556:SUI 64
552:Alinghi
537:NZL 82
529:SUI 64
525:Alinghi
501:Winner
484:Alinghi
469:Alinghi
465:Alinghi
450:Alinghi
443:tacking
439:Alinghi
424:Alinghi
397:Alinghi
347:Alinghi
298:Winner:
93:scholar
1685:(book)
1677:(film)
1669:(film)
1562:yachts
1550:yachts
1414:(2021)
516:Delta
513:Score
510:Yacht
507:Loser
504:Yacht
411:Oracle
381:USA-76
377:Oracle
308:Score:
280:Dates:
223:SUI 64
218:Yacht:
185:NZL 82
180:Yacht:
161:
146:SUI 64
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1658:Media
1591:AC45F
1532:Class
886:Name
883:Role
673:Name
670:Role
651:0:44
597:0:23
570:0:07
498:Date
388:Swiss
288:Rule:
100:JSTOR
86:books
1666:Wind
1603:AC40
1598:AC75
1586:AC50
1579:AC45
1574:AC72
1557:IACC
1522:1995
1517:1992
1512:1987
1491:2024
1486:2021
1481:2017
1476:2013
1471:2007
1466:2003
1461:2000
1456:1995
1451:1992
1446:1987
1441:1983
1436:1980
1431:1977
1426:1974
1421:1970
1390:2024
1385:2021
1380:2017
1375:2013
1370:2010
1365:2007
1360:2003
1355:2000
1350:1995
1345:1992
1340:1988
1335:1987
1330:1983
1325:1980
1320:1977
1315:1974
1310:1970
1305:1967
1300:1964
1295:1962
1290:1958
1285:1937
1280:1934
1275:1930
1270:1920
1262:1914
1257:1903
1252:1901
1247:1899
1242:1895
1237:1893
1232:1887
1227:1886
1222:1885
1217:1881
1212:1876
1207:1871
1202:1870
1197:1851
1107:2017
1069:2017
1025:2017
868:and
658:Crew
648:5–0
621:4–0
594:3–0
567:2–0
540:1–0
324:2007
319:2000
72:news
408:'s
394:’s
311:5–0
55:by
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