Dennis Walter Conner (born December 16, 1942) is an American yachtsman who has participated in the America's Cup nine times. The America's Cup is considered by most to be the pinnacle event of the sport of yachting. For the songs, see Sailing (song). ... The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, were held in 1976 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... December 16 is the 350th day of the year (351st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... The Americas Cup trophy The Americas Cup is the most famous and most prestigious regatta in the sport of sailing, and the oldest active trophy in international sport, predating the FA Cup by two decades and the Modern Olympics by 45 years. ... Yachting is a noncommercial boating activity. ...

Conner won the America's Cup four times, in 1974, 1980, 1987 and 1988, but was the first man ever to lose the famed cup to a challenger, in 1983, as well as the first man to lose it twice. He was skipper of the legendary Stars & Stripes boats. He also owns a shop, named Team Dennis Conner Team Shop. 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 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, which led to professional crews. 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1988 Stars & Stripes and KZ1 1988 Stars & Stripes at her dock in San Diego Stars & Stripes is the name of a series of racing yachts operated by Dennis Conner to compete in the Americas Cup. ...

Sponsored by software company Computer Associates among others, Conner was a rare non-billionaire fielding a team to compete in the 2003 America's Cup, held in New Zealand, receiving funding of up to $40 million from his sponsors. His syndicate, Stars & Stripes, suffered a severe setback before they departed California when one of the two Stars & Stripes boats (USA-77) sank when its rudder post failed during training. Eventually repaired, they were unable to recover the valuable testing time lost and they were defeated in the quarter-finals of the Louis Vuitton Cup. CA, Inc. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Americas Cup trophy The Americas Cup is the most famous and most prestigious regatta in the sport of sailing, and the oldest active trophy in international sport, predating the FA Cup by two decades and the Modern Olympics by 45 years. ... ISO 4217 Code USD User(s) the United States, the British Indian Ocean Territory[1], the British Virgin Islands, Cambodia, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Panama, Turks and Caicos Islands, and the insular areas of the United States Inflation 2. ...

He is known to be an approachable competitor who likes signing autographs for his fans. He is often referred to as "Mr. America's Cup". This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ...

Conner has announced that he and his team will not be competing in the 2007 America's Cup in Valencia, Spain due to a lack of funding. The 2007 Americas Cup will be the 32nd edition of the tournament. ... Location Coordinates : 39°29′ N 0°22′ W Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer: CEST (GMT +2) General information Native name València (Catalan) Spanish name Valencia Founded 137 BC Postal code 46000-46080 Website http://www. ...

Accomplishments

• Holds 2 Doctorate degrees
• Won 4 America’s Cups
• Won a Bronze medal in the 1976 Olympics (with Conn Findlay) in the Tempest class
• Held Trans-Atlantic and Newport-to-Ensenada elapsed time records
• 2 Star Class World Championships (winner of every race in Kiel Germany with 89 boats)
• 4 Southern Ocean Racing Conferences wins
• 2 Congressional Cups
• 3 Etchell World’s (still ranked No. 1 Internationally)
• 2 Whitbread Round the World races
• Twice a member of the U.S. Admirals Cup team
• Commodore San Diego Yacht Club 1985
• 3 TIME US Yatchsman of the Year
• US sailing Hall of Fame
• Americas Cup Hall of Fame
• 7 time San Diego Yatchsman of the Year
• 1987 ABC's Wide World of Sports Athlete of the Year
• Author of 9 books (Comeback, Art of Winning, No Excuse to Lose, Sail Like a Champion, History of the America's Cup)
• Winner 28 world championships
• Member of San Diego Yacht Club, New York Yacht Club, Yacht Club de Monaco, Manhattan YC
• Motivational Speaker
• Non-swimmer

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External links

• Mr. America's Cup
• Biography at Hickoksports.com

Dennis Conner is also a painter with his main subject sailing