1903 America's Cup/Timelines

From Citizendium
Jump to navigation Jump to search
The printable version is no longer supported and may have rendering errors. Please update your browser bookmarks and please use the default browser print function instead.
This article is developing and not approved.
Main Article
Discussion
Related Articles  [?]
Bibliography  [?]
External Links  [?]
Citable Version  [?]
Timelines [?]
 
A timeline (or several) relating to 1903 America's Cup.
  • August 7 1902 Challenge signed by the RUYC
  • October 16 1902 Challenge accepted by the NYYC
  • March 17 1903 Shamrock III launched
  • April 12, 1903 Reliance launched
  • August 16 1903 Official measurement of the entrants by the NYYC
  • August 20 1903 First attempt declared "no race" with Reliance in the lead
  • August 22 1903 First race, Reliance wins by 7 minutes 3 seconds
  • August 25 1903 Second race, Reliance wins by 1 minute 19 seconds
  • August 27 1903 "No race", Reliance crossing finish first
  • August 29 1903 For first time in America's Cup history race postponed due to high winds
  • August 31 1903 "No race", time expires with Reliance in lead
  • September 3 1903 Final race, Reliance declared victor, Shamrock III fails to cross line