John Gerald "Gerry" Driscoll III (1924 – March 12, 2011) was an international yachting champion and businessman from San Diego, California.

"[4] At that time the standard America's Cup calendar was that the boats were built the winter before the event, and crew training began four or five months before the actual races.

But Driscoll trained and drilled his crew throughout the winter in the calm waters off San Diego, while his rivals were all in dry dock.

His boat Intrepid came close to winning the defender competition that year, but lost to Courageous in the final race due to a broken backstay.

Driscoll Boat Works eventually became a major presence in the Southern California marine industry[9] including a number of yacht construction, repair, and maintenance facilities in San Diego Bay and Mission Bay, as well as yacht brokerages and Driscoll's Wharf and Marina.