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1995 America's Cup
The 29th America's Cup was contested between the winner of the 1995 Citizen Cup, Team Stars & Stripes, which switched to the yacht ''Young America'' (USA 36) for the competition, and the winner of the 1995 Louis Vuitton Cup, Team New Zealand, with the yacht ''Black Magic'' (NZL 32). New Zealand swept all five races to take the cup away from the US for only the second time in 144 years. For the first time since 1930, the format changed to a best-of-nine series, which remained through 2007. Races Crew Team New Zealand Team Stars & Stripes References ultimatesail.com {{coord, 32, 47, N, 114, 09, W, source:kolossus-itwiki, display=title 1995 File:1995 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: O.J. Simpson is O. J. Simpson murder case, acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman from the 1994, year prior in "The Trial of the Century" in the United States; The ... America's Cup, 1995 Sports in San Diego 1995 in American sports ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand Maritime Museum
The New Zealand Maritime Museum Hui Te Ananui A Tangaroa is a maritime museum in Auckland, New Zealand. It is located on Hobson Wharf, adjacent to the Viaduct Harbour in central Auckland. It houses exhibitions spanning New Zealand's maritime history, from the first Polynesian explorers and settlers to modern day triumphs at the America's Cup. Its Maori name is '' 'Te Huiteanaui-A-Tangaroa' '' – holder of the treasures of Tangaroa (the Sea God). History The museum's founding director was Rodney Wilson, who from 1989 led fundraising efforts to establish the museum, which opened in 1993, the year the America's Cup regatta was held in Auckland. The cost was estimated at NZ$11.1 million. The entrance of the museum incorporates the Launchman's Building, a structure built in 1920 which formerly housed a number of small boating companies. Collections The museum cares for a number of collections and permanent exhibitions (as of 2006): [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murray Jones (sailor)
Murray Selwyn Jones (born 1957 in Lower Hutt) is a New Zealand sailor. Sailing career Jones represented New Zealand in the Flying Dutchman (dinghy), Flying Dutchman class in 1988 Summer Olympics, 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics. Jones finished Sailing at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Flying Dutchman, 5th in 1988 and Sailing at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Flying Dutchman, 4th in 1992, alongside Greg Knowles. Jones was part of Team New Zealand that won the America's Cup in 1995 America's Cup, 1995 and then defended the trophy in 2000 America's Cup, 2000. Jones was one of six prominent sailors who then left Team New Zealand and joined Alinghi, winning the 2003 America's Cup and 2007 America's Cup. Jones was inducted into the America's Cup Hall of Fame in 2010. Along with Russell Coutts, Jones later joined Oracle Team USA and was involved in the 2013 America's Cup victory. Jones re-joined Team New Zealand for the 2017 America's Cup. Personal life Jones married Jan Shearer. His daught ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dennis Conner
Dennis Walter Conner (born September 16, 1942) is an American yachtsman. He is noted for winning a bronze medal at the 1976 Olympics, two Star World Championships, and three wins in the America's Cup. Sailing career Conner was born September 16, 1942, in San Diego. He competed in the 1976 Olympics together with Conn Findlay and took the bronze medal in the Tempest class. Conner also took part in the 1979 Admiral's Cup, as helmsman on the Peterson 45 named ''Williwaw''. America's Cup Conner has won the America's Cup three times, successfully defending the Cup in 1980, and 1988 and winning as the challenger in 1987. His 4-3 loss in 1983 to Australian Alan Bond's controversial wing-keeled challenger '' Australia II'' was the first Cup defender to be defeated in the 132-year history of the race, simultaneously ending a run by the New York Yacht Club that began with the first contest. Following the loss Conner formed his own syndicate, the Sail America Foundation, through ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ross Halcrow
Ross "Rosco" Halcrow (born 17 November 1966) is a New Zealand sailor who has won both the America's Cup and the Volvo Ocean Race. Halcrow was a sailmaker and backup crew member for New Zealand Challenge in both the 1987 America's Cup and 1992 America's Cup. He sailed in the 1989–90 Whitbread Round the World Race on '' Fisher & Paykel NZ''. He sailed on '' Pinta'' when it won the One Ton Cup in 1993. He joined Team New Zealand and was part of the sailing crew on ''NZL 32'' when it won the 1995 Louis Vuitton Cup and 1995 America's Cup. He then competed in the 1997–98 Whitbread Round the World Race on ''Innovation Kvaerner'' before joining the New York Yacht Club's ''Young America'' challenge for the 2000 Louis Vuitton Cup where he sailed and was in charge of the sail program. For the 2001–02 Volvo Ocean Race, Halcrow sailed on winner ''Illbruck Challenge''. He joined the ''Ericsson Racing Team'' boat from leg 5 of the 2005–06 Volvo Ocean Race. He joined Oracle Racin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Blake (sailor)
Sir Peter James Blake (1 October 1948 – 5 December 2001) was a New Zealand yachtsman who won the 1989–1990 Whitbread Round the World Race, held the Jules Verne Trophy from 1994 to 1997 by setting the around the world sailing record as co-skipper of ''ENZA New Zealand'', and led New Zealand to successive victories in the America's Cup. Blake was shot and killed by pirates while monitoring environment change on the Amazon River on 5 December 2001. He was 53 years old. Early life and education Blake was born in 1948 in Auckland, New Zealand, to artist and art director Brian Blake and photography engraver Joyce Wilson. He was the second of their four children. He grew up in the suburb of Bayswater and attended school at Bayswater School, Belmont Intermediate and Takapuna Grammar School. Blake was passionate about sailing from an early age; he began sailing at the age of five in the family dinghy. At age 18, he and his brother built a keel yacht and won the 1967/68 Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warwick Fleury
Warwick David Fleury is a New Zealand sailor who has competed in eight America's Cups. He competed with New Zealand Challenge in the 1987, 1988 and 1992 America's Cup campaigns. Fleury was a trimmer with Team New Zealand during their successful 1995 America's Cup campaign and 2000 America's Cup defence. Fleury joined Alinghi and was part of their 2003 America's Cup victory, 2007 America's Cup defence and 2010 America's Cup loss. In 2010 he was inducted into the America's Cup Hall of Fame. He sailed with Ken Read, Daryl Wislang, Kelvin Harrap and James Spithill on board '' Comanche'' in the 2015 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. On September 6, 2023, Fleury was at the Rolex Cup in Porto Cervo and was ill. His conditions were desperate, but the doctors at the Sassari hospital saved him with open heart surgery. In eight hours the team placed a pressure on the aortic root and ascending aorta and performed the replacement of the aortic valve and the reimplantation of the coro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robbie Naismith
Robbie Naismith (born 4 May 1964) is a New Zealand sailor who has competed in multiple Whitbread Round the World Races and America's Cups. From Whangārei, Naismith sailed in the 1989 Admiral's Cup before sailing the 1989–90 Whitbread Round the World Race on '' NCB Ireland''. He then joined New Zealand Challenge, sailing as a trimmer on ''NZL 20'' in the 1992 America's Cup. He again competed in the 1993–94 Whitbread Round the World Race, this time winning the Whitbread 60 title with ''Yamaha''. He then joined Team New Zealand and was on ''NZL 32'' when it won the 1995 America's Cup. He sailed on ''Innovation Kvaerner'' in the 1997–98 Whitbread Round the World Race before re-joining Team New Zealand for their successful 2000 America's Cup defence. Naismith joined Oracle Racing for the 2003 and 2007 Louis Vuitton Cups, where he led their sail programme. He sailed on Puma Racing's '' Il Mostro'' during the 2008–09 Volvo Ocean Race. He also sailed with Team Origin, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Daubney
Simon Leslie Daubney (born 17 July 1959) is a New Zealand sailor (sport), sailor who has sailed in the Olympics and is a member of the America's Cup Hall of Fame. Early life Daubney was born in Christchurch, New Zealand, in 1959. Olympic career Daubney sailed for New Zealand at the 1984 Summer Olympics, New Zealand at the 1984, New Zealand at the 1988 Summer Olympics, 1988 and New Zealand at the 1992 Summer Olympics, 1992 Summer Olympics. In 1984 he sailed in a Soling alongside Tom Dodson and Aran Hansen and they Sailing at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Soling, placed 11th. At the Sailing at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Soling, 1988 Olympics the same crew placed 7th. He competed with Russell Coutts and Graham Fleury in the Sailing at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Soling, 1992 Olympics, placing 8th. He is New Zealand Olympian number 425. America's Cup Daubney sailed for New Zealand Challenge on ''KZ 7'' during the 1987 Louis Vuitton Cup. He was the mainsheet trimmer for New Zealand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Taylor (sailor)
Andrew Taylor (born 22 July 1963) is a New Zealand sailor who has competed in multiple Whitbread Round the World Races and America's Cups. Taylor sailed the 1985–86 Whitbread Round the World Race on '' Lion New Zealand'' before joining New Zealand Challenge. He sailed on ''KZ 7'' at the 1987 Louis Vuitton Cup and on '' KZ 1'' during the 1988 America's Cup. Taylor then sailed in the 1989–90 Whitbread Round the World Race on '' Fisher & Paykel NZ''. He re-joined New Zealand Challenge for the 1992 Louis Vuitton Cup. Taylor then joined Team New Zealand and was a grinder on board ''NZL 32'' when they won the 1995 Louis Vuitton Cup and 1995 America's Cup. He then sailed in Team New Zealand's successful defence of the 2000 America's Cup. He was the only person to sail in every New Zealand America's Cup campaign to this point. He joined the American ''OneWorld Challenge'' for the 2003 Louis Vuitton Cup. With Rohan Lord, he placed ninth in the 2004 Star World Championships, befo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Craig Monk
Craig John Monk (born 23 May 1967 in Stratford, New Zealand) is a competitive sailor who won a bronze medal in the Finn class at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona. Monk also competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta after narrowly beating future America's Cup skipper Dean Barker for selection to the New Zealand team. He finished 13th. Monk has since been extensively involved in America's Cup racing. He was recruited as a grinder by Russell Coutts for the successful challenge in 1995 and the subsequent defence in 2000. He moved to One World for the 2003 Louis Vuitton Cup. Monk was the sailing team manager of BMW Oracle Racing from 2003 until the 2007 America's Cup, and was a grinder for Artemis Racing in the 34th America's Cup. He won a silver medal in the 2009 Star World Championships alongside Hamish Pepper Hamish Pepper (born 13 May 1971) is a New Zealand sailor. He competed at the 1996, 2004, 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics. Pepper was born in Auckland an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeremy Scantlebury
Jeremy Scantlebury is a New Zealand sailor who has competed in multiple America's Cups. Scantlebury sailed with Digby Taylor on ''NZI Enterprise'' during the 1985–86 Whitbread Round the World Race. He raced with New Zealand Challenge on ''KZ 7'' in the 1987 Louis Vuitton Cup and sailed in the 1992 Louis Vuitton Cup. He joined Team New Zealand and was part of the crew that won the 1995 America's Cup on ''NZL 32'' and defended it in the 2000 America's Cup, where he was the boat building manager. Scantlebury joined OneWorld Challenge as their pitman for the 2003 America's Cup. He was the sailing team manager for Victory Challenge in the 2007 Louis Vuitton Cup. In 2009 he sailed with the Greek Challenge in the Louis Vuitton Pacific Series The Louis Vuitton Pacific Series was a match race regatta in America's Cup Class yachts in Auckland, New Zealand during January and February 2009. Racing started on 30 January. The Louis Vuitton Pacific Series was organised in association w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Mason (sailor)
Matthew Mason (born in Whangarei) is a New Zealand sailor (sport), sailor known as ’Kauri’. He sailed the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race for five consecutive races between 1984 and 1988. He joined New Zealand Challenge for the 1992 Louis Vuitton Cup challenge. Mason sailed on the 1993–94 Whitbread Round the World Race with ''Winston (yacht), Winston''. He then joined Team New Zealand and was part of the crew on ''NZL 32'' that won the 1995 America's Cup. He was then part of their 2003 America's Cup defence before joining ''oneWorld Challenge'' for the 2003 Louis Vuitton Cup. Mason is a boatbuilder and was also involved in the construction of ''NZL 32'', ''NZL 38'', ''NZL 57'' and ''NZL 60''. He re-joined Team New Zealand for the 2007 America's Cup. He then joined Oracle Racing and sailed on ''USA 17'' when it won the 2010 America's Cup. During the 2013 America's Cup, Mason was in charge of a surveillance boat that got too close to Luna Rossa Challenge. References {{DEFA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
