Dennis Conner

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 the skipper of the legendary Stars & Stripes boats. He also owns a shop, named Team Dennis Conner Team Shop.

Conner, sponsored by software company Computer Associates[?] among others, was a rare non-billionaire fielding a team to compete in the 2003 America's Cup, held in New Zealand, despite receiving major checks of up to 40 million US dollars[?] from his sponsors. He is known to like signing autographs for his fans. He is often referred to as Mr. America's Cup.