CREATE TABLE table_204_431 (id NUMBER, "yacht" CLOB, "nation" CLOB, "owner" CLOB, "skipper" CLOB, "launch year" NUMBER)

which yacht launched first : cougar ii or aurora ?
SELECT "yacht" FROM table_204_431 WHERE "yacht" IN ('cougar ii', 'aurora') ORDER BY "launch year" LIMIT 1
SELECT "yacht" FROM "table_204_431" WHERE "yacht" IN ('cougar ii', 'aurora') ORDER BY "launch year" FETCH FIRST 1 ROWS ONLY