Port Townsend, WA 14-MAR-2023 – What was unsaid, of course, was that Dennis Conner was the first American to lose the America’s Cup. It was said that the head of the first skipper to lose the Americ’s Cup Trophy would take its place at the New York Yacht Club.
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After a few minutes of repeated mentions of Dennis, I asked, ‘‘Who is Dennis?’’
‘‘Dennis Conner, everyone loves Dennis.’’
I responded, ‘‘I lived in San Diego when he lost it.’’
He parried, ‘‘Won four, lost two.’’