| Yacht Name : |
Defiant |
| Sail No : |
USA 18 |
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| Syndicate Head : |
William I. Koch |
| America3 VP : |
Vincent Moeyersoms |
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| Yacht Club : |
San Diego Yacht Club |
| Home Port : |
San Diego, California, USA |
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| Skipper : |
Bill Koch |
| Helmsman : |
Buddy Melges
Kimo Worthington (Mainsail Trimmer) |
| Tactician : |
David Dallenbaugh (Helmsman)
By Baldridge |
| Navigator : |
Bill Campbell (Helmsman/Team Manager)
Michael Maeder |
| M'sail Trimmer : |
Andres Josenhans (Tactitian)
Per Andersson
Bill Rogers |
| Mastman : |
Mike Hein
Peter Craig |
| Bowman : |
Jerry Kirby
Rick Burnham |
| Sewerman : |
Keith Renke
John Spence |
| Pitman : |
Beau LeBlanc
Josh Belsky
Dawn Riley
Wally Henry |
| Grinders : |
Rick Brent
John Huffnagel
Rock Ferrigno
T.A. McCann
Marty Steph
Larry Mialik
Peter Fennelly
Chad Van de Zande |
| Trimmers : |
Stu Argo
Mike Toppa
John MacGowan
Bill Ruh |
| Loft Manager : |
Win Fowler |
| Racing Advisor : |
Harold Cudmore |
| Coachs : |
Fuzz Spanhake
Eric Johnson
Graham Hall |
| Training Boats : |
USA-2 (Le Defi Francais F-1) |
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| Designers : |
John Reichel/Jim Pugh, Doug Peterson, Jim Taylor |
| Tech Designers : |
Dr. Jerome Milgram (MIT)
Dr. Heinor Meldner (UC) |
| Sail Designers : |
Shore Sails (Bill Shore, Peter McCarthy, Jack Kleene) |
| Sailmakers : |
Halsey Sailmakers (Andy Halsey, Peter Wheeler)
North Sails (Dave Hirsh)
Sobstad Sails (Per Andersson, Larry Leonard) |
| Builder : |
Eric Goetz Custom Sailboats |
| Built In : |
Bristol, Rhose Island, USA |
| Sponsors : |
Corvette, Coors, DEC, Ralph Lauren, Hercules Aerospace |
