{"id":81,"date":"2013-10-16T20:17:49","date_gmt":"2013-10-16T20:17:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.regattagear.com\/blog\/?p=81"},"modified":"2013-10-16T20:18:14","modified_gmt":"2013-10-16T20:18:14","slug":"the-boat-for-the-2000s-the-usa-76","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.regattagear.com\/blog\/the-boat-for-the-2000s-the-usa-76","title":{"rendered":"The Boat for the 2000s: The USA 76"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At the end of 2001, the build team behind Oracle Racing built a boat that would represent America on the international boat racing platform for over 3 years. Representing America in the 2003 America\u2019s Cup in New Zealand, the USA 76 would ultimately win 21 of its 33 races in the 2003, and also holds the rare distinguished honor of being the only boating team to defeat Switzerland\u2019s SUI 64 twice. In the 2003 finals however, in spite of its expert design, construction, crew and afterguard, the USA 76 would experience heartbreak about losing to Switzerland\u2019s Team Alinghi who would go on to defeat the New Zealand team and win the 2003 trophy.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.regattagear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/BRAD-WEBB-and-ORACLE-Winning-the-CUP-2013.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-82\" title=\"BRAD WEBB and ORACLE Winning the CUP 2013\" src=\"http:\/\/www.regattagear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/BRAD-WEBB-and-ORACLE-Winning-the-CUP-2013.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"428\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regattagear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/BRAD-WEBB-and-ORACLE-Winning-the-CUP-2013.jpg 428w, https:\/\/www.regattagear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/BRAD-WEBB-and-ORACLE-Winning-the-CUP-2013-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 428px) 100vw, 428px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Even years after its retirement from racing, the USA 76 America\u2019s Cup Boat remains one of the most legendary American boats in recent boating history. More than ten years later, the USA 76 remains one of the most easily recognizable sailing boats in the United States. Still sailed around the San Francisco Bay by ACsailingSF, owned and operated by Brad Webb, then Bowman for Oracle\u2019s America\u2019s Cup challenge and today Brad heads up the shore crew for the 2013 winners of the America\u2019s Cup \u201cTeam Oracle USA\u201d.\u00a0\u00a0 USA 76 has the drawing power to attract spectators who remember the astonishing reputation of the USA 76.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.regattagear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/USA-76-SF-Bay-During-the-CUP.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-83\" title=\"USA 76 SF Bay During the CUP\" src=\"http:\/\/www.regattagear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/USA-76-SF-Bay-During-the-CUP.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.regattagear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/USA-76-SF-Bay-During-the-CUP.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.regattagear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/USA-76-SF-Bay-During-the-CUP-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The legacy of the USA 76 is what led Regatta Gear to proudly offer the first USA 76 branded sailing and yachting gear. Regatta Gear\u2019s commercially available <a href=\"http:\/\/www.regattagear.com\/usa-76-gear-1.html\">USA 76 Line<\/a> includes a wide variety of yachting clothing including waterproof gear bags, sailing shirts, cotton polo\u2019s and more. These pieces are designed to perform whether you are wearing them to your next yachting session, or if you are just showing your support for the USA 76 team and their accomplishments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the end of 2001, the build team behind Oracle Racing built a boat that would represent America on the international boat racing platform for over 3 years. Representing America in the 2003 America\u2019s Cup in New Zealand, the USA 76 would ultimately win 21 of its 33 races in the 2003, and also holds [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[12,7,18,4,19],"class_list":["post-81","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog","tag-sailing-apparel","tag-sailing-gear","tag-usa-76","tag-yachting-apparel","tag-yachting-gear"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The Boat for the 2000s: The USA 76 - REGATTA GEAR<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Regatta Gear proudly offers USA 76 branded sailing and yachting gear and apparel. 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