Dean Phipps 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 eight
America's Cups.
Phipps was a part of the Victory ’83 challenge for the
1983 Louis Vuitton Cup
The 1983 Louis Vuitton Cup
The Louis Vuitton Cup was the name of the Challenger Selection Series sailing competition from 1983, named after its sponsor, Louis Vuitton. The winner of the competition became the challenger to compete with t ...
and sailed on ''
Australia IV'' during the
1987 Defender Selection Series. He was the backup bowman for
New Zealand Challenge in the
1992 Louis Vuitton Cup
The 3rd Louis Vuitton Cup was held in San Diego, United States in 1992. The winner, Il Moro di Venezia, went on to challenge for the 1992 America's Cup.
The teams
Eight challengers from seven nations contested the 1992 Louis Vuitton Cup. Toget ...
.
He sailed on ''
Steinlager 2'' during the
1989–90 Whitbread Round the World Race and also competed in the
1993-94 edition, on board ''
Winston''.
He sailed with
Team New Zealand
Team New Zealand or TNZ is a sailing team based in Auckland, New Zealand representing the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron.
Team New Zealand became a household name in their home country following their consecutive wins in the America's Cup i ...
on ''
NZL 32'' during the
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 ...
victory and
2000 America's Cup defence.
Phipps then joined
Alinghi, and was part of their
2003 and
2007 America's Cup
The 2007 America's Cup was the thirty-second challenge for the America's Cup and was won by Alinghi in the 7th race. The Cup is the most famous and most prestigious regatta and '' Match Race'' in the sport of sailing.
As per the Deed of Gift o ...
victories and their
2010 America's Cup
The 33rd America's Cup between Société Nautique de Genève defending with team Alinghi against Golden Gate Yacht Club, and their racing team BMW Oracle Racing was the subject of extensive court action and litigation, surpassing in acrimony even ...
loss, although he was not on board the boat. He sailed the 2010
Louis Vuitton Trophy Dubai with
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 ...
.
He was inducted into the
America's Cup Hall of Fame The America's Cup Hall of Fame, located at the Herreshoff Marine Museum of Bristol, Rhode Island, USA, honors individuals for outstanding achievement in the America's Cup sailing competition. Candidates eligible for consideration include skippers ...
in 2010.
He has also sailed in four
Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, four
Fastnet Race
The Fastnet Race is a biennial offshore yacht race organised by the Royal Ocean Racing Club of the United Kingdom with the assistance of the Royal Yacht Squadron in Cowes and the City of Cherbourg in France.
The race is named after the Fast ...
, and two
Newport Bermuda Race
The Newport Bermuda Race, commonly known as the ''Bermuda Race'', is a biennial, 635 nautical miles (1175 km) sailing yacht race from Newport, Rhode Island to the British island of Bermuda. According to its website, the Race is the oldest r ...
s.
References
Living people
New Zealand male sailors (sport)
1983 America's Cup sailors
1987 America's Cup sailors
Volvo Ocean Race sailors
Team New Zealand sailors
1995 America's Cup sailors
2000 America's Cup sailors
Alinghi sailors
2003 America's Cup sailors
2007 America's Cup sailors
1992 America's Cup sailors
Oracle Racing sailors
Year of birth missing (living people)
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