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Brad Webb is a New Zealand
sailor A sailor, seaman, mariner, or seafarer is a person who works aboard a watercraft as part of its crew, and may work in any one of a number of different fields that are related to the operation and maintenance of a ship. The profession of the s ...
who has competed in multiple America's Cups. Growing up in Wellington, Webb was a member of the Muritai Yacht Club where he sailed
P-class sailing dinghy The P-Class is a type of small single sail dinghy, popular as a training boat for young people in New Zealand. This class is famous for being the sailing trainer vessel for many new entrants into the sport, and virtually every famous New Zealand ...
s. Webb sailed with ''Tag Heuer Challenge'' in the
1995 Louis Vuitton Cup The 4th Louis Vuitton Cup was held in San Diego, United States in 1995. The winner, Team New Zealand, went on to challenge for and win the 1995 America's Cup. The teams Originally ten challengers from seven nations submitted bids to compete for t ...
and with ''America True'' in the 2000 Louis Vuitton Cup. Webb joined
Oracle Racing Oracle Team USA is an American yacht racing syndicate initially formed to compete for the 2003 America's Cup. They competed again in the 2007 event before winning the 33rd America's Cup regatta in 2010 – representing the Golden Gate Yacht Clu ...
when it was founded in November 2000 and sailed in their 2003 and 2007 Louis Vuitton Cup campaigns. He was the bowman on '' USA 17'' when it won the 2010 America's Cup. He joined
GAC Pindar GAC Pindar is a professional sailing team that competes in a variety of sailing competitions including the Extreme Sailing Series, M32's and the World Match Racing Tour. GAC Pindar was established in 2011 and is headquartered in Southampton ...
for the
2011 Extreme Sailing Series The 2011 Extreme Sailing Series is the fifth edition of the sailing series. This is the second year without the original sponsor iShares. The 2011 series started in Muscat, Oman on 22 February 2011 and ended in Almeria, Spain on 11 December 2011 ...
before re-joining Oracle Racing as a back up crew member for the 2013 America's Cup. Webb and his wife own a company, ACsailingSF, that sails '' USA 76'' in San Francisco.


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New Zealand male sailors (sport) Living people 1970s births 1995 America's Cup sailors 2000 America's Cup sailors Oracle Racing sailors 2003 America's Cup sailors 2007 America's Cup sailors 2010 America's Cup sailors Year of birth missing (living people) {{NewZealand-yachtracing-bio-stub