Dennis Conner
Olympic Medalist and Yacht Racer
'Incredible' BMW Oracle ships out of our bayBut once the sailing gets on, the technology alone will create great interest. " This will be a better match than the 1988 romp of Dennis Conner's catamaran over Michael Fay's monohull. A Hobie cat would have won that match. "We have... In this article: America's Cup, Russell Coutts, San Diego, Larry Ellison, San Diego Bay, BMW Oracle Racing, Dennis Conner, Michael Fay, Louis Vuitton, and Oracle |
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Sports Illustrated | November 10, 2009
Alinghi preps for America's Cup duel with BMW Oracle
...less than two-thirds of a football field long. Nothing of the wing sail's scope has been seen in the America's Cup before. Dennis Conner used a wing sail on his catamaran in beating New Zealand off San Diego in 1988, but it wasn't...
In this article: America's Cup, Valencia, BMW Oracle Racing, Carbon, San Diego, USS Ronald Reagan, Anxiety, Airbus A380, and Kevlar
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San Diego Union-Tribune | November 05, 2009
Alinghi offers Australia as America's Cup venue
In 1983, the wing-keeled Australia II ended the New York Yacht Club's 132-year winning streak, the longest in sports, by beating Dennis Conner's Liberty in seven races off Newport, R.I. Four years later, Conner won back the Cup with a...
In this article: America's Cup, Australia, BMW Oracle Racing, Valencia, New York, and Larry Ellison
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Wikipedia | October 31, 2009
Dennis Conner
Dennis Conner and The Auld Mug - the America's Cup Dennis Conner (born September 16, 1942) is a famous racing skipper , with a bronze medal in the 1976 Olympics, four wins of the America's Cup, many offshore prizes, and two Star World...
In this article: America's Cup, Stars & Stripes, New York City, New Zealand, Australia II, Alan Bond, United States, and California
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Telegraph.co.uk - International news | October 14, 2009
Dutch team 'designed Australia's Americas Cup winning winged keel'
Peter van Oossanen said a Dutch team crafted the revolutionary upside-down keel for Australia II, whose defeat of the American Dennis Conner-skippered Liberty 4-3 ended the New York Yacht Club's 132-year grip on the trophy. The comments,...
In this article: Ben Lexcen, Australia, Australia II, America's Cup, John Bertrand, and Netherlands
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Stuff | October 13, 2009
The 'lie' that captured the America's Cup
...moment. Ben wasn't there." All this casts a pall over one of Australia's most historic sporting triumphs. The defeat of the Dennis Conner-skippered Liberty on September 25, 1983, ended the New York Yacht Club's 132-year grip on the...
In this article: Ben Lexcen, America's Cup, Australia II, Alan Bond, Australia, and John Bertrand
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Stars & Stripes (yacht)
Stars & Stripes is the name of a series of racing yachts operated by Dennis Conner to compete in the America's Cup. The name "Stars & Stripes" refers to the nickname often used for the flag of the United States. The well funded Sail...
In this article: Stars & Stripes, America's Cup, 12 Metre Yachts, Steve Fossett, and Chicago
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New Jersey On-Line | October 02, 2009
Twelve Meter racing right here...
From the North Cove in Manhattan... America's Cup yachts arrive at North Cove October 2, 2009 A few years ago, when Dennis Conner stepped up to the plate to help North Cove marina rebuild, there were many dreams around Lower...
In this article: 12 Meter, America's Cup, Lower Manhattan, Star-Ledger, Manhattan, and Governors Island
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San Diego Union-Tribune | August 12, 2009
U.S. challenger on display in S.D. Bay
...in sailing for these boats, and it's going to be exciting," said Sutphen, 91, who worked with four-time America's Cup winner Dennis Conner for some 30 years. "But I'm not so sure it's the best thing for the America's Cup. " Yesterday's...
In this article: America's Cup, BMW Oracle Racing, San Diego, Russell Coutts, Larry Ellison, U.S., and San Diego Bay
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washingtonpost.com | August 01, 2009
The America's Cup Has Fallen Into the Wrong Hands
Team New Zealand won the America's Cup from Dennis Conner in San Diego in 1995. After a victory tour, the Kiwis put the Auld Mug, the oldest trophy in modern sport, on display at the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron in Auckland. In March...
In this article: Larry Ellison, America's Cup, Ernesto Bertarelli, God, Russell Coutts, Valencia, Europe, Miss United Kingdom, San Diego, and Brad Butterworth
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New-Look America's Cup Is All About Corporate Sails
...New Zealand, then in 2003 for Switzerland. Both are gone from the event and neither seems particularly pleased. Conner says he's been priced out and is off sailing his vintage yacht Cotton Blossom on the French Riviera this summer.
In this article: Russell Coutts, America's Cup, Ernesto Bertarelli, New Zealand, Europe, Nascar, Auckland, and Silver
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Dennis Conner (b. Sept. 16, 1942) is the most famous and successful racing sailor, having competed and been successful in Olympic events, the America's Cup, many different offshore races, and having won the Star Worlds on two occasions - once winning every race.
Conner won the America's Cup four times, in 1974, 1980, 1987 and 1988, but was also the first man to ever lose the famed cup to a challenger, Alan Bond's Australia II in 1983 (the America's Cup always previously being won by the American team defending the Cup for the New York Yacht Club), as well as the first man to lose it twice. The first loss and subsequent win allowed Conner to claim the Cup for his home yacht club, the San Diego Yacht Club. These accomplishments lead to the nickname Mr. America's Cup.
From 1987 through to 2003 Conner was skipper of the legendary Stars & Stripes boats. Within the Yachting community, Conner is most famous for fundamentally changing the America's Cup, and racing in general, from an amateur to professional status. Before the 1980 America's Cup competitors were mostly volunteers who took time off to compete. Mr. Conner insisted on year round training with a new focus on physical fitness and on-the-water practice. This change in approach led to a return to professional crews in sailing, which had hardly been seen since the 1930s.
He is known to be an approachable competitor who likes signing autographs for his fans. However, he did swear at the New Zealand team, saying they are full of s**t, and also calling the skipper a loser, and to get off the stage. On New Zealand public television in 1989, he refused to apologize and stormed off the stage.
He is often referred to as "Mr. America's Cup".
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