Editing Dennis Conner (section)

===America's Cup===
Conner has won the America's Cup three times, successfully defending the Cup in [[1980 America's Cup|1980]] and [[1988 America's Cup|1988]], and winning as the challenger in [[1987 America's Cup|1987]]. His 4–3 loss in [[1983 America's Cup|1983]] to Australian [[Alan Bond (businessman)|Alan Bond]]'s wing-keeled challenger ''[[Australia II]]''  was the first Cup defender to be defeated in the 132-year history of the race, simultaneously ending a run by the [[New York Yacht Club]] that began with the first contest. Following the loss Conner formed his own syndicate, the [[Stars & Stripes (yacht)|Sail America Foundation]], through which he raised funds to mount a challenge on behalf of [[San Diego Yacht Club]], culminating with winning the Cup back from Australia in 1987. Conner's 1983 loss and the subsequent 1987 victory are the basis of the 1992 [[American Zoetrope]] film ''[[Wind (1992 film)|Wind]]''.