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1988 America's Cup
The 1988 America's Cup was the 27th America's Cup regatta, and was contested between the defender, San Diego Yacht Club represented by ''Stars & Stripes H3'', and the challenger, the Mercury Bay Boating Club represented by New Zealand Challenge's '' KZ-1''. Run under strict Deed of Gift rules, the regatta was won by San Diego Yacht Club, in a two-race sweep. Challenge and response The 1988 America's Cup was the first hostile Deed of Gift challenge. Dennis Conner had won the America's Cup for San Diego Yacht Club on February 4, 1987, at the 1987 America's Cup. In July, New Zealand banker Michael Fay went to the San Diego Yacht Club and issued a Notice of Challenge from the Mercury Bay Boating Club of New Zealand, which was based on a strict reading of the Deed of Gift. The Fay challenge stipulated that the boats to be sailed would be defined only by the details of the Deed, namely single masted yachts no more than at the waterline and that the race would be held the follow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Diego Yacht Club
San Diego Yacht Club (SDYC) is a private yacht club in San Diego, California. Founded in 1886, it is one of the oldest in the United States. The club won the America's Cup in 1987, 1988, and 1992. History In June 1886, local boating enthusiasts founded San Diego Yacht Club. SDYC’s first home was in Ballast Point in 1891 in Point Loma. In 1905, SDYC merged with the Corinthian Yacht Club. In 1910, SDYC purchased Silver Gate, an old Coronado ferry, and towed it to the foot of Hawthorn Street. The club built a pier to Silver Gate'','' and installed facilities around it, moving on from the original clubhouse on D Street. In 1914, Silver Gate moved across the bay near the Coronado ferry dock. ''Silver Gate'' was sold in 1919 and the club was without a clubhouse for a few years until a new clubhouse was built on Coronado in 1923. A second "site" was opened in 1924 in Point Loma, as the water was deeper compared to Glorietta Bay in Coronado where the clubhouse was located. The s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auckland
Auckland ( ; ) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. It has an urban population of about It is located in the greater Auckland Region, the area governed by Auckland Council, which includes outlying rural areas and the islands of the Hauraki Gulf, and which has a total population of as of It is the List of cities in New Zealand, most populous city of New Zealand and the List of cities in Oceania by population, fifth-largest city in Oceania. The city lies between the Hauraki Gulf to the east, the Hunua Ranges to the south-east, the Manukau Harbour to the south-west, and the Waitākere Ranges and smaller ranges to the west and north-west. The surrounding hills are covered in rainforest and the landscape is dotted with 53 volcanic centres that make up the Auckland Volcanic Field. The central part of the urban area occupies a narrow isthmus between the Manukau Harbour on the Tasman Sea and the Waitematā Harbour on the Pacific Ocean. Auckland is one of ... [...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 Champio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Hauser
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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 coronary a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Cowie (sailor)
Don Cowie, born 5 January 1962 in Palmerston North, New Zealand, is a former competitive sailor who won a silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Cowie teamed with ex-American Rod Davis in the Star class to finish second to the American crew. He again sailed with Davis as part of the New Zealand Challenge at the 1992 Louis Vuitton Cup. Cowie and Davis finished fifth at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and were also fifth in the Soling class at Sydney along with 3rd crewman Alan Smith. Cowie was the yachting section team leader for New Zealand at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. In international keelboat racing Cowie has been in winning teams in the Kenwood Cup (for Japan). Cowie was part of Willi Illbruck's successful Pinta crew, winning the 1993 and 1994 One Ton Cup (for Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron, New Zealand) and the 1993 Admiral's Cup (for Germany). Cowie was the sailing coach for Luna Rossa Challenge during the 2000 America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Salthouse
Robert Salthouse (born 5 December 1965) is a New Zealand sailor who has sailed in multiple Volvo Ocean Races and America's Cups. Salthouse joined New Zealand Challenge and sailed in the 1987 Louis Vuitton Cup and on ''KZ 1'' during the 1988 America's Cup. He sailed with the team again in the 1992 Louis Vuitton Cup. He sailed with ''Team Tyco'' in the 2001–02 Volvo Ocean Race. Salthouse joined Team New Zealand for the 2007 Louis Vuitton Cup. He then sailed on Puma Racing's '' Il Mostro'' during the 2008–09 Volvo Ocean Race. He then briefly sailed with Mascalzone Latino in the Louis Vuitton Trophy regattas, before joining Team New Zealand's campaign for the 2011–12 Volvo Ocean Race, sailing on '' Camper Lifelovers''. He sailed with ''Team Vestas Wind'' in the 2014–15 Volvo Ocean Race. The boat was shipwrecked during the second leg of the race. He managed Team New Zealand's fairings program in the 2013 America's Cup and their wing programme in the 2017 America's C ... [...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 associa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce Farr
Bruce Kenneth Farr (born 1949 in Auckland) is a New Zealand designer of racing and cruising yachts. Farrdesigned boats have won, challenged for, or placed highly in the Whitbread Round the World Race, America's Cup, and Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, among others. Farr's services to yacht design were recognised in the 1990 Queen's Birthday Honours, when he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire. He currently lives near Annapolis, Maryland, USA. Early boats Farr began building boats at the age of 13 near Warkworth north of Auckland. His first boats were plywood hard chine Moth class designs. He later designed and built variants of Cherubs and especially Flying 18s. His early designs were built in plywood with a focus on light weight and good planing shapes. By his late teens he was designing small lightweight keel boats that were successful on the race course. He first achieved acclaim as a sailboat designer in the highly competitive 18ft Skiff class, popu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Schnackenberg
Thomas William Schnackenberg (born 11 May 1945) is a New Zealand sailor (sport), sailor and yacht designer best known for his involvement with the America's Cup. He was inducted into the America's Cup Hall of Fame in 2000. Early life and education Schnackenberg attended Auckland Grammar School before earning a master's degree in physics from the University of Auckland and enrolling for a Ph.D. at the University of British Columbia. Having served in the Auckland Grammar School Sea Cadets, Schnackenberg joined the Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve (RNZNVR), later acquiring a commission as a Reserve officer at HMNZS Ngapona. Career in Sailing Schnackenberg joined North Sails in 1974 and was first involved with the 1977 America's Cup as a sailmaker for US-27 "Enterprise", skippered by Lowell North. He returned to New Zealand in 1978 to establish a branch of North Sails there. America's Cup Involvement 1980: Designed sails for Australia (yacht), Australia 1983: Sail ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Lester (sailor)
Peter Lester (born in Christchurch) is a New Zealand sailor and broadcaster. Sailing career In 1977 he was the World Champion in the OK class. He was named the NZ Yachtsman of the Year in 1977 and again in 1987. Lester joined New Zealand Challenge for the 1988 America's Cup where he was the tactician on board '' KZ1''. He coached the Spanish Desafio España Copa America challenge at the 1992 Louis Vuitton Cup. In 1993 he was the helmsman on Willi Illbruck's '' Pinta'', which won the One Ton Cup. He sailed in the 1995 Louis Vuitton Cup as part of Tag Heuer Challenge. He competed in the 2017 World Masters Games in a Laser. Broadcasting career Lester's broadcasting career began in 1992. After Desafio España Copa America was eliminated for the Louis Vuitton Cup, Lester was asked to commentate for TVNZ. He has subsequently commentated on other America's Cup and Volvo Ocean Race The Ocean Race is a yacht race around the world, held every three or four years since 1973. Ori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Barnes (sailor)
David John Barnes (27 April 1958 – 23 October 2020) was a New Zealand America's Cup sailor, and three-time 470 world champion. Early years Born in Wellington, Barnes was educated at Tawa College. He married Karen in 1986, and the couple had three children. Sailing career Barnes skippered the KZ1 yacht which lost to the United States in the 1988 America's Cup race. Later years Barnes was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. In 2013 he became involved with ''Kiwi Gold Sailing'', a group of paralympians attempting to qualify a Sonar for the 2016 Paralympics. The team included fellow America's Cup veteran Rick Dodson. However, Barnes' condition worsened and he withdrew from the team in 2014. Barnes died on 23 October 2020, aged 62. Career achievements * 1973 Won the Tanner Cup and Tauranga Cup PClass * 1974 Won the National Championship Starling Class * 1975 Third in World Youth Championship 420 Class * 1976 Third in World Youth Championship Fireball Class * 1976 Reserve fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
