But then he won it back. But then in defense of the cup a few years later, Connor used a dual hull boat (catamaran) the next time around because it was not specifically against the rules, while the Kiwis still had the traditional single hull boat. I remember it being a bit of a farce or a mismatch, sort of like the 1992 dream team against basically anyone else they were playing. I sort of stopped watching after that.