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The 1983 America's Cup saw Dennis Conner's Liberty faceoff against challenger Australia 2 helmed by John Bertrand. Since winning the first America's Cup in 1851 the USA had held the Cup for a staggering 132 years. This is the story of how they lost it.

Would the America's Cup be where it is today if America hadn't lost it?

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