Jun 8, 2017 · Not just any boat, but America³, the boat that, against the odds, won the 1992 America’s Cup with her owner, the self-proclaimed “hick from Kansas”, at the helm.

William Ingraham Koch (/ koʊk / KOHK; born May 3, 1940) is an American billionaire businessman, sailor, and collector. His boat was the winner of the America's Cup in 1992. Forbes estimated Koch's net worth at $1.8 billion in 2019, from oil and other investments. [1]

America3 (pronounced "America Cubed") is the name of both a syndicate that vied for the America's Cup in 1992 and 1995 and its boats. The program was operated by Bill Koch and Harry "Buddy" Melges in the 1992 America's Cup. After winning the Defender Series, America3 defeated the Italian challenger Il Moro di Venezia to successfully defend the Cup.

America³ was one of four yachts built for the America 3 Foundation racing syndicate, headed by American businessman Bill Koch, for the 1992 Citizen Cup. It was launched in 1992.

Koch’s team went on to success in the 1992 America’s Cup. One of the keys to that victory was Koch’s pursuit of using innovative hydrodynamic and aerodynamic technology to build a breakthrough design.

Conner lost with good grace, Bill Koch and Buddy Melges rightly took the plaudits as the focus shifted firmly to the defence of the America’s Cup and the incoming threat of a fired-up Paul Cayard and a money-no-object Il Moro di Venezia campaign.

May 17, 1992 · In closing out Il Moro di Venezia, 4-1, with a 44-second victory Saturday, the U.S. defender completed the most expensive and expansive successful assault on the Cup in its …

May 17, 1992 · Bill Koch and his America 3 crew dispatched Il Moro with calm efficiency. With the exception of that three-second loss last Sunday, America 3 was in total charge. Its dominance was enough to cure...

May 20, 1992 · Alum Bill Koch, with his A3 boat designed by MIT's Jerry Milgram and team, has won the America's Cup. The final series was best of seven races; A3 shut out their Italian competitors, Il Moro di Venezia, 4-1.

One of the nation’s greatest business minds and well-known philanthropists, William Ingraham Koch was the winning skipper of the 1992 America’s Cup – the world’s oldest trophy in sports.