American Challenge: A Sailing Simulation

The American Challenge: A Sailing Simulation is a 1986 sailing simulation and racing game developed by Tom Snyder Productions and published by Mindscape. The game was noted at the time for its unique option allowing two distant players to race using computer modems.
Development
The game was shipped with a cassette that featured a sailing tutorial on one side and a song named 'Win Back the Cup" on the other.
There was a challenge whereby if a player was able to beat Australia in the program's Cup Race, they become eligible for a contest to win a trip to Australia to watch the 1987 America's Cup races.
Gameplay
The game, portrayed through wireframe 3D graphics, sees the player race against the computer or another player via modem on eight courses. The game is fashioned after the America's Cup.
Critical reception
In a review appearing when the game was first released, the NY Times commented on the unique gameplay for the time, whereby two players could compete via modem. US Computer magazine Family Computing called American Challenge a first rate program. Tilt also gave high praise to the game's animation. Kiplinger's Personal Finance strongly recommended the title to lovers of sailing and games, describing it as the perfect intersection of the two.

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