Career
He competed in the defense portion of four America"s Cup races (1964, 1967, 1970, and 1974), and was part of the organizational effort for two others America"s Cup In 1970 he served as tactician on the defense candidate Valiant. lieutenant was in 1974 that he "changed forever how the (America"s Cup) event was sailed." 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. He was also the general manager for the challenger Eagle in the 1986-1987 race, and helped the San Diego Yacht Club organize the 1992 races.
Other sailing He was inducted into the San Diego Hall of Champions in 1977. He was named San Diego Yachtsman of the Year in 1966 and 1974.
Driscoll Boat Works eventually became a major presence in the Southern California marine industry 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.
He led the modernization of the Juniors program at the San Diego Yacht Club. He also founded the San Diego Yachting Cup, one of San Diego"s top annual sailing events.