25th Defense: End of an Era
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Emmy Award winning filmmaker Sprague Theobald proposes to sail through the Northwest Passage during this small opening in time.
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25th Defense: End of an Era
1984
Project Highlights
"The 25th Defense" is a 48-minute Emmy Award winning documentary on The America's Cup Race. The 1983 America's Cup was the first successful challenge to the New York Yacht Club's 132-year defence of the sailing trophy. The Australian team's Royal Perth Yacht Club won the regatta and match race, gaining the America's Cup and ending the longest winning streak in sporting history.
