Gavin Brady (born 1 November 1973 in

Timaru Timaru (; mi, Te Tihi-o-Maru) is a port city in the southern Canterbury Region of New Zealand, located southwest of Christchurch and about northeast of Dunedin on the eastern Pacific coast of the South Island. The Timaru urban area is home to ...

) is a New Zealand

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who has competed in the

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and multiple

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s. After sailing the sponsor boat for

New Zealand Challenge New Zealand Challenge was a sailing team funded by Michael Fay that challenged for the America's Cup three times between 1987 and 1992. New Zealand Challenge was the first team from New Zealand to enter the competition. 1987: KZ 7 ''Kiwi Magic ...

at 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 ...

, Brady was the tactician for Tag Heuer Challenge at 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 ...

. He then sailed the 1997–98 Whitbread Round the World Race as the helmsman on ''Chessie Racing''. Brady was third at the 1999

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. He then joined AmericaOne for the

2000 Louis Vuitton Cup The 5th Louis Vuitton Cup was held in Auckland, New Zealand, in 2000. The winner, Prada Challenge, went on to challenge for the 2000 America's Cup. It was the first time in the competition's history that there would not be an American challen ...

. In 1999 he was helming inshore races in the winning Dutch , Champagne Mumm Admiral's Cup Team. Alongside Jamie Gale, Brady competed at the 2000 Star World Championships and finished 7th. Gale and Brady then sailed for

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. They placed ninth in the Star class. He competed in the 2001 Star World Championships with George Iverson and the pair finished second. He then competed in his second Round the World Race, sailing on ''

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'' during the 2001–02 Volvo Ocean Race. Brady sailed for

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at the 2003 Louis Vuitton Cup. Brady was the tactician for

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at the

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. In 2009 he sailed for the Greek Challenge at the

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before returning to Oracle for the

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. In 2010 he sailed in the Louis Vuitton Trophy Auckland and Louis Vuitton Trophy La Maddalena for

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. He is also a four-time winner of the

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References

1973 births Sportspeople from Timaru Living people New Zealand male sailors (sport) 1995 America's Cup sailors Volvo Ocean Race sailors Olympic sailors for New Zealand Sailors at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Star 2000 America's Cup sailors 2003 America's Cup sailors Luna Rossa Challenge sailors Oracle Racing sailors 2007 America's Cup sailors {{NewZealand-yachtracing-bio-stub