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The 1974 America 's Cup was held in September 1974 at Newport , Rhode Island .. The US defender , Courageous , skippered by Ted Hood , defeated the Australian challenger , Southern Cross , skippered by James Hardy , four races to zero .. Courageous. Courageous ( yacht ). Southern Cross. Southern Cross ( yacht ). Ted Hood. Ted Hood. James Hardy. James Hardy ( sailor ). Courageous had beaten Intrepid , Heritage and Valiant to become the defender .. Courageous. Courageous ( yacht ). Intrepid. Intrepid ( yacht ). Heritage. Heritage ( yacht ). Valiant. Valiant ( yacht ). Southern Cross had beaten France to become the challenger .. Southern Cross. Southern Cross ( yacht ). France. France ( yacht )