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{{Infobox sailing team
| shortname    = America<sup>3</sup>
| image        = USA-23-1992.jpg
| Fullname     = USA-23 and crew of ''America<sup>3</sup>'' returns to America's Cup Harbor in 1992 after successfully defending the America's Cup, defeating the Italian challenger ''Il Moro di Venezia''.
| club         = {{yachtclub|San Diego Yacht Club}}
| year         = 
| nat          = {{flagcountry|USA|1992}}
| owner        = Bill Koch, America<sup>3</sup> Foundation
| ceo          =
| skip         =
| crew         =
| wins         = [[1992 Citizen Cup]]<br>[[1992 America's Cup]]
| sailno1      = USA–23
| boats1       = ''America<sup>3</sup>''
| sailno2      = USA-43
| boats2       = ''Mighty Mary''
| notes        =
| website      =
}}

'''America{{Sup|3}}''' (pronounced "America Cubed") is the name of a [[syndicate]] that vied for the [[America's Cup]] in 1992 and 1995. One of their yachts shared the same name.

==1992 Cup victory==

The program was operated by [[Bill Koch (businessman)|Bill Koch]] and [[Buddy Melges|Harry "Buddy" Melges]] in the 1992 America's Cup. Four [[International America's Cup Class]] yachts were ordered:<ref name="USA23"/> 

* ''Jayhawk'' (USA-9)
* ''Defiant'' (USA-18)
* ''Kanza'' (USA-28)
* ''America<sup>3</sup>'' (USA-23)

The yacht selected for competition, [[America³ (1992 yacht)|''America<sup>3</sup>'']], was fastest.<ref name="USA23"/> It was built by Goetz Custom Sailboats Inc. in [[Rhode Island]] and the carbon fiber mast package was built by the Offshore Spars Co. in [[Michigan]]. After winning the Defender Series, ''America{{Sup|3}}'' defeated the [[Italy|Italian]] challenger ''[[Il Moro di Venezia]]'' to successfully defend the Cup.<ref name="Koch"/>

==1995 Cup defense==
In 1995, Bill Koch revamped the program to begin the first nearly all-female, America's Cup boat. The successor to ''America{{Sup|3}}'', ''[[Mighty Mary (sailing yacht)|Mighty Mary]]'', was on her way to a race-off with ''[[Young America (1994 yacht)|Young America]]'', the boat of the third syndicate that year, to determine who went through to the 1995 America's Cup, in the lead of what ended up being the last race of the Defender Series over [[Stars & Stripes (yacht)|''Stars & Stripes'']].  But with a commanding lead of nearly 5 minutes, Dave Dellenbaugh (the only man on the otherwise all-female crew) committed a crucial tactical error and ''Stars & Stripes'' skipper [[Dennis Conner]] made a series of moves to beat ''[[Mighty Mary (sailing yacht)|Mighty Mary]]'' to the finish line by scant seconds.  After winning the Defender Series, Conner opted to use ''Young America'' to defend the cup, losing to Team New Zealand, 5–0.

The 1995 team consisted of the following members.<ref name="Crew"/><ref name="dictionary"/>

{{columns-list|colwidth=20em|
* [[J. J. Isler|Jenifer (J.J.) Isler]] (San Diego, California)
* Ann Nelson (San Diego, California)
* Elizabeth (Lisa) Charles (Provincetown, Rhode Island)
* Hannah Swett (Jamestown, Rhode Island)
* Joan Lee Touchette (Newport, Rhode Island)
* [[Shelley Beattie]] (Malibu, California)
* Stephanie Armitage-Johnson (Auburn, Washington)
* [[Dawn Riley]] (Detroit, Michigan)
* Merritt Carey (Tenants Harbor, Maine)
* Amy Baltzell (Wellesley, Massachusetts)
* [[Courtenay Becker-Dey|Courtenay Becker]] (The Dalles, Oregon)
* Sarah Bergeron (Middletown, New Jersey)
* Sarah Cavanagh (Denver, Colorado)
* [[Leslie Egnot]] (born in South Carolina but moved to Auckland, New Zealand)
* Christie Evans (Marblehead, Massachusetts)
* Diana Klybert (Annapolis, Maryland)
* Susanne (Suzy) Leech Nairn (Annapolis, Maryland)
* Linda Lindquist (Chicago, Illinois)
* [[Stephanie Maxwell-Pierson]] (Somerville, New Jersey)
* Jane Oetking (Rockwell, Texas)
* Merritt Palm (Fort Lauderdale, Florida)
* Katherine (Katie) Pettibone (Coral Gables, Florida)
* Marci Porter (Oarton, Virginia)
* Melissa Purdy (Tiburon, California)
}}

==References==
<references>

<ref name="Koch">{{Cite web |first=Georgie |last=Ainslie |date=8 June 2017 |url=https://www.boatinternational.com/yachts/americas-cup/bill-koch-how-a-hick-from-kansas-won-the-americas-cup--33817 |title=Bill Koch: How a "hick from Kansas" won the America's Cup |website=Boat International |access-date=31 August 2025}}</ref>
<ref name="dictionary">{{Cite book |title=Dictionary of women worldwide: M-Z |date=2007 |publisher=Thomson Gale |first=Anne |last=Commire |editor-first1=Anne |editor-last1=Commire |editor-first2=Deborah |editor-last2=Klezmer |series=25,000 Women Through the Ages |volume=2 |isbn=978-0-7876-9394-7 |location=Detroit, Mich.|oclc=71817179}}</ref>
<ref name="Crew">{{Cite web |author=<!-- not stated --> |title=Here's The Full Crew Of The America |date=Oct 27, 1994 |website=The Seattle Times |url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19941027&slug=1938223 |access-date=31 August 2025}}</ref>
<ref name="USA23">{{Cite web |title=America3 (USA-23) defended successfully the America's Cup 1992 |url=https://www.americas-cup-history.com/english/cc%2095.htm |access-date=2024-10-12 |website=America’s Cup History 1983 - 2013}}</ref>

</references>

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