| SAILED | Competed for the America's Cup |
| HERA | Goddess who competed for the apple of discord |
| SHREK | 2001 animated film that competed for the Palme d'Or at Cannes |
| AUCKLAND | NZ's City of Sails and, fittingly, the 2003 host city for the America's Cup |
| GRETEL | Name the first Australian yacht to challenge for the America's Cup |
| SAIL | Go for the America's Cup |
| RACED | Vied for the America's Cup |
| YACHTSMEN | These sportsmen have vied for the America's Cup since 1851 |
| YACHTING | In which sport do entrants compete for the America's Cup? (8) |
| FREMANTLE | Western Australian city at the mouth of the Swan River - where the America's Cup was contested in the Southern Hemisphere for the first time |
| NEWWORLD | Description often used for the Americas from the early 16th Century (3,5) |
| OCCIDENT | Literary term, usually for the Americas and Europe |
| RYDER | Cup competed for somewhere on the Solent, the ultimate for sailor |
| BENLEXCEN | Australian sailor famous for the winged-keel design applied to Australia II, the yacht which won the America's Cup (3,6) |
| SANDIEGO | City where a New Zealand yacht won the America's Cup for the first time, in 1995 (3,5) |
| YACHTRACE | The America's Cup, for one |
| YACHTED | Competed in the America's Cup |
| EWER | The America's Cup, for one |
| SHUHAN | Dynastic state founded by warlord Liu Bei that was one of the three major states that competed for supremacy over China in the Three Kingdoms period (3,3) |
| REGATTAS | Boat races such as the America's Cup or the Henley Royal |
