| 18th America's Cup |
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|---|---|
| Date | 15–24 September 1962 |
| Defender | New York Yacht Club |
| Challenger | Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron |
| Winner | New York Yacht Club |
| Location | Newport, Rhode Island, United States |
The 1962 America's Cup was the second to be sailed in 12-meter yachts, marked the first challenge for the Cup from a country other than Great Britain or Canada, and was the first challenge from a country in the southern hemisphere. An Australian syndicate headed by Sir Frank Packer, representing the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron, challenged with their yacht Gretel. The New York Yacht Club won the regatta four races to one represented by the yacht Weatherly.
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The NYYC ran a regatta to determine the yacht they would name as defender in the match. Competing were Weatherly, with Emil (Bus) Mosbacher, Jr. at the helm, Easterner, Columbia, driven by Paul V. Shields, and Nefertiti, helmed by sailmaker and naval architect Ted Hood. Weatherly was chosen as the defender.
Weatherly (USA-17) was designed by Philip Rhodes, built by Luders Marine Construction Company at Stamford, Connecticut, USA, and owned by a syndicate headed by Henry D. Mercer, Cornelius Walsh, and Arnold D. Frese. The boat was built for the trials for the 1958 America's Cup but had performed poorly. For the 1962 trials, Weatherly was extensively modified by shortening the bow, reducing the wetted surface area, reducing weight wherever possible and moving the weight saved to increase the weight of the keel.
Gretel (KA-1) was the first Australian 12-meter. She was designed by Alan Payne, built at Halvorsen Brothers, and owned by a syndicate headed by Sir Frank Packer plus Richard Dickson, William H. Northam, William G. Walkley, and Noel Foley. She was helmed by Jock Sturrock.
| Date | Course | Winner | Loser | Winning Time |
Delta | Score | Winner's Velocity on Course |
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| September 15, 1962 | 24 miles, windward leeward[1] | Weatherly | Gretel | 3:13:57 | 3:46 | 1-0 | 7.42 |
| September 18, 1962 | 24 miles, triangular[2] | Gretel | Weatherly | 2:47:45 | 0:57 | 1-1 | 8.58 |
| September 20, 1962 | 24 miles, windward leeward | Weatherly | Gretel | 4:21:16 | 8:40 | 2-1 | 5.51 |
| September 22, 1962 | 24 miles, triangular | Weatherly | Gretel | 3:22:28 | 0:26 | 3-1 | 7.11 |
| September 24, 1962 | 24 miles, windward leeward | Weatherly | Gretel | 3:16:17 | 3:40 | 4-1 | 7.34 |
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