They are no longer even also rans at the level of AC, too weak to even turn up for the fight. Fat Boy did them no favours. Do they actually sail boats? Who would know?
It is actually the other way around. It is the NYYC that did Conner no favours. They disowned him after he lost to Bond. On a side note, I wonder what the cup would be like today if Conner had not started using a two boat campaign that now every team uses. Just a heads up run what you brung type event. I guess that is part of why the cup stayed in the US for so long.
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