The museum's 400 sailing trophies, which had been hidden away in protective bags, are being polished and put on shelves.

Also on display in the Hall are the Naval Academy's sailing trophies and awards.

The Sanders Cup is the oldest sailing trophy sailed for in New Zealand.

It's a bracing fable about those grand 12-meter yachts and their crews that compete for the America's Cup, the oldest and most prestigious of international sailing trophies.

Australia, he said, won the sailing trophy because it had "the hunger to win" and because "the old New York establishment paid little attention to the warnings" that the cup was in peril.

It was the first time a team had ever won the coveted sailing trophy on its first attempt, with the victory bringing the Cup to Europe for the first time.

It's the first time a landlocked country has won the 152-year-old sailing trophy, and the first time a first-time challenger has taken the Cup from a defender.

In the study, Bassani keeps his numerous sailing trophies and models of his ships.

The event has been held every year since 1919 (with exception of 1920 and 1940-46) making it one of the oldest active sailing trophies.

There are several other sailing trophies going by name 'Gold Cup'.