1987 America's Cup - Race 1 

I remember watching this live on the new ESPN network with Jim Kelly and Gary Jobson; a couple of observations that gave Stars and Stripes an advantage this day - 1) note the steering wheel input by both Connor vs. Murray - Dennis barely moves the wheel upwind, while Murray had almost constant steering input which equals more drag. Also, most of the crew on Stars and Stripes are low in the cockpit, heads down, while the Australians are all sitting up normally, looking around, increasing wind drag. These little things make a big difference in light and flukey conditions.

I remember watching this in 87 at 26 years old.

These days you get to see multiple lead changes exciting speeds. Today there are actual audiences for sailboat races both America’s Cup and GP52. While watching THIS video, I painted a bedroom and didn’t miss a beat. Even the kookaburra crew was seen passing a flask around during the 6th leg! 🥃

Love to see the 12 meters. It'd be great if they posted the challenger series of Stars and Stripes vs Kiwi Magic. Those two boats were more closely matched than Stars and Stripes vs Kookaburra III and had much more exciting races.

Thank you so much for this footage. Fantastic stuff. Take it back!

This stuff is priceless. I had Gary Jobson with ESPN on vhs tapes and never knew Buddy Melges was there announcing frim Kookaburros' support boat. Great to see again, it was good times.

Wow, so this is the RAW feed?! I see where at what would have been a commercial break, we just dropped to audio/visual from the course, but no commentary feed. I remember sitting up in the middle of the night watching this on ESPN as a kid.

Wow what a treat. Thanks!

Thanks for sharing! Great!

Loved the video guys! Keep it real 💯 👌 it's always entertaining and ALWAYS well-done

Montgomery,never sailed himself, knows zilch, thank god he is no longer is around

I'm so happy the resolution has improved over the years. Geez this is almost painful to watch today. 😅

It was great. And we were there. Todays AC is equally great. And we plan to be there !

Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.

Fascinating to see the pinnacle of sailing technology and skill in 1987

Thanks!

Back when commentary was priceless.

Wow. This right here was my childhood. Do you have footage of the series leading up to the Cup?

PS: please upload 1992, 1995 and 2000!

Awesome

The glory days - back when it was an actual match - and the race lasted long enough to actually get into! Blink and you miss the races today.

Please up load 2007

So much better than the rubbish now

Where's the 1995 america's cup

Any of the Louis Vuitton Cup finals (in particular race 3) available for upload? Would love to see that tacking duel between New Zealand and Stars and Stripes.

Connor wanted the pin at the start knowing the wind was to go left.

Connors team down low for windage.

strange and non livable solutions… no, thanks

2:23:36 going up the mast?

What an absolute snooze fest compared to the current three-foil flyers. There's no going back.

Thanks!