[2] Team Dennis Conner sailed Stars & Stripes (USA–34) during the challenger series, which many judges considered to be the slowest of the three 1995 defenders.
[3] During the semi-finals USA–34 began taking on water and the crew put on life jackets as they feared the boat might sink.
The team developed Young America (USA–36) which, despite being badly damaged twice, finished the Citizen Cup with the best record of 24-12.
The crew included Mahaney, Robert Hopkins, John Kostecki, Matt Welling,[4] Andreas Josenhans and Ken Read.
Stars & Stripes overcame a large deficit to Mighty Mary to win the Citizen Cup.