New Zealand banker Michael Fay sued defending champion Dennis Conner in 1987 after Conner refused to consider his challenge to race in a 90-foot monohull.

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Lawyers first got a piece of the action in the late 1980s when defender Dennis Conner and the San Diego Yacht Club refused to accept a challenge from New Zealand banker Michael Fay.

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Crossing the finishing line in Auckland's Waitemata Harbour at 12:46pm local time (23:46 GMT), Dalton and his crew had fought off endless challenges over the previous 24 hours from the American Dennis Conner, skippering Toshiba.

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Sergeant DENNIS O'CONNER (Chairman, Cambridge Superior Officers): Usually, when one hears those words, one would expect the words - the next words would be, so I cannot comment.

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