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Leslie Egnot at the 1995 America s Cup.
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But in 1995, against all odds Egnot led an-all women s team which came excruciatingly close to beating Conner s Stars and Stripes for the right to defend the America s Cup against Team New Zealand.
When the America s Cup cycle rolls around memories of that campaign start flooding back to Egnot.
Team New Zealand of course made history in 95 when they won the America s Cup for the first time but there was another major story line in San Diego, and Egnot was smack bang in the middle of it.
From the controversy of a man being substituted on to the boat and a back room deal which saw Conner s team survive to make it to the final, the women s journey in the Cup had all the makings of a classic sports movie.