[1] Courageous successfully defended the America's Cup in 1974 for the US with Ted Hood at the helm.

Turner won the 1977 America's Cup defender trials in Courageous, beating Hood in the process, and then went on to successfully defend the America's Cup against Australia later that year.

[1] When preparing Courageous for the 1977 America's Cup, it was re-measured for compliance with the 12-metre class rule.

It was discovered that Courageous was lighter than the weight declared in its original racing certificate for the 1974 America's Cup.

[clarification needed] Both Courageous and Intrepid are still sailing and racing today in Newport, Rhode Island.