Dennis Conner Speech Preview

Premiere Speakers Bureau: Exclusively Representing the World's Most Compelling Speakers Dennis Conner, Seven-Time Winner of the America's Cup Dennis Conner is the four time winner of the America’s Cups and has participated in nine campaigns. He challenged for America’s Cup 2003 through the New York Yacht Club. Winner of more than 100 America’s Cup Trial races, Conner won the America’s Cup in 1974, 1980, 1987 and 1988. Conner is actively involved in the planning, organizing, fund-raising, design, staffing and public relations of his America’s Cup Campaigns. No skipper has been more successful in the modern America’s Cup in putting together his own campaigns. Though the Cup is the symbol of his victories, Conner has captured many other awards. He has won world championships in boats from 11-feet to 80-feet. Having represented the United States in international events since 1963, he has been selected United States Yachtsman of the Year four times and San Diego Yachtsman of the Year seven times. Conner has won two Star World Championships, two Etchells World Championships, two Congressional Cups and four Southern Ocean Racing Conference (SORC) victories. In Kiel, West Germany, in 1977, he established a Star class record that has never been equaled, scoring five consecutive first place finishes against 89 boats. Dennis Conner regards this record in particular as one of his greatest sailing accomplishments. In the 1976 Olympic Games, Conner won a bronze medal for the United States in the Tempest class. He has also been twice a member of the U.S. Admiral’s Cup Team and participated in the historic .. Topics: come backs, yacht, Inspiration, Athlete, Team Building, Adventurer, motivation, america's cup, sailing, winning, winner, motivational speaker, teambuilding, commitment to win, champion, corporate speaker, management speaker, yacht racing, americas cup, the art of winning, dennis conner, ken blanchard, self esteem, self image, winning

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