1992 Citizen Cup

1992 Citizen Cup San Diego, United States
Date	January 14 – April 30, 1992
Defending champions	Stars & Stripes

The 1992 Citizen Cup was the defender selection series regatta for the 1992 America's Cup, held in the United States. Two defense syndicates (featuring five IACC yachts) competed over four round robins in order earn a berth in the Citizen Cup finals; the winner earned the right to defend the America's Cup against the winner of the Louis Vuitton Cup (challenger selection series regatta).

The 1992 Citizen Cup featured the emergence of the America³ Foundation syndicate headed by American businessman Bill Koch.

America³ held off a rally by Stars & Stripes to win the Citizen Cup. America³ went on to successfully defend the 1992 America's Cup against Italy's Il Moro di Venezia V.

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