A look at defending champion Alinghi and challenger BMW Oracle ahead of Monday's best-of-three 33rd America's Cup series:
Country: Switzerland
Yacht club: Societe Nautique de Geneve
Established: 2000
Sail numbers: SUI
Estimated budget: ?150 million
Head of syndicate: Ernesto Bertarelli
Skipper: Brad Butterworth
Helmsman: Ernesto Bertarelli
Designers: Rolf Vrolijk, Dirk Kramers and the Alinghi design team
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Country: United States
Yacht Club: Golden Gate Yacht Club
Established: 2000
Sail numbers: USA 17
Estimated Budget: ?150 million
Head of syndicate: Larry Ellison
Skipper: Russell Coutts
Helmsmen: James Spithill
Designers: Mike Drummond and BMW Oracle Racing Design Team
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1851 - Schooner America beat out a fleet of British yachts to win the first edition, which was sailed around the Isle of Wight.
1983 - The United States' dominance of the Cup held out for 132 years before Australia II rallies from 3-1 down to beat Liberty 4-3 to secure the Auld Mug.
1987 - Dennis Connor's Stars & Stripes beats Kookaburra III in Fremantle, Australia, 4-0 to return the Cup to U.S. soil.
1988 - Merchant banker Michael Fay finds Deed of Gift loophole to directly challenge Stars and Stripes, resulting in the only best-of-three series prior to 2010. Connor's catamaran easily beats Fay's monohull 2-0.
1995 - New Zealand's Black Magic beat Young America 5-0 to give a Kiwi team its first title in San Diego. No American team has won it since.
2003 - Alinghi becomes first European team and first debut syndicate to win, sweeping Team New Zealand 5-0 in Auckland.
2007 - Alinghi retains trophy with a come-from-behind victory over Team New Zealand in Valencia to win a dramatic seventh race by one second and clinch the series 5-2.
