New Zealand banker Michael Fay sued defending champion DennisConner in 1987 after Conner refused to consider his challenge to race in a 90-foot monohull.
Lawyers first got a piece of the action in the late 1980s when defender DennisConner and the San Diego Yacht Club refused to accept a challenge from New Zealand banker Michael Fay.
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 DennisConner, skippering Toshiba.