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Stars & Stripes ( Team Dennis Conner) is the name of an America's Cup syndicate operated by Dennis Conner and its racing yachts, which are among the most famous in the world. [ 1] The name "Stars & Stripes" refers to the nickname often used for the flag of the United States. TDC was registered under the flag of the San Diego Yacht Club (SDYC).
1988 America's Cup. The 1988 America's Cup was the 27th America's Cup regatta, and was contested between the defender, San Diego Yacht Club represented by Stars & Stripes H3, and the challenger, the Mercury Bay Boating Club represented by New Zealand Challenge 's KZ-1. Run under strict Deed of Gift rules, the regatta was won by the San Diego ...
1995 America's Cup. The 29th America's Cup was contested between the winner of the 1995 Citizen Cup, Team Stars & Stripes, which switched to the yacht Young America (USA 36) for the competition, and the winner of the 1995 Louis Vuitton Cup, Team New Zealand, with the yacht Black Magic (NZL 32). New Zealand swept all five races to take the cup ...
Stars and Stripes also serves independent military news and information to an online audience of about 2.0 million unique visitors per month, 60 to 70 percent of whom are located in the United States. Stars and Stripes is a non-appropriated fund (NAF) organization, only partially subsidized by the Department of Defense. [14]
The 1987 America's Cup was the twenty-sixth challenge for the America's Cup . The American challenger Stars & Stripes 87, sailed by Dennis Conner, beat the Australian defender Kookaburra III, sailed by Iain Murray, in a four-race sweep in the best of seven series. [ 1] Conner thus became the first person both to lose the America's Cup and then ...
Beam. 8.88 m (29.1 ft) Sail area. 167 m 2 (1,800 sq ft) Stars & Stripes 88 is an American catamaran that successfully defended the 1988 America's Cup . Stars and Stripes after winning the America's Cup and returning to harbor in San Diego, California, September 9, 1988. Stars & Stripes won against KZ1 with 2–0 in matches.
Conner has won the America's Cup three times, successfully defending the Cup in 1980, and 1988 and winning as the challenger in 1987.His 4–3 loss in 1983 to Australian 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.
San Diego Comic-Con isn't just for the nerds anymore. Stars like Jennifer Garner, Lupita Nyong'o and more proved that the annual celebration of geek culture is more stylish than ever. Garner ...