2000 America's Cup
Defender New Zealand | |
|---|---|
| Defender club: | Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron |
| Yacht: | NZL 60 |
Challenger Italy | |
| Challenger club: | Yacht Club Punta Ala |
| Yacht: | ITA 45 |
| Competition | |
| Location: | Auckland,New Zealand |
| 36°50′40″S174°45′49″E/ 36.84444°S 174.76361°E | |
| Dates: | 20 February – 2 March 2000 |
| Rule: | International America's Cup Class |
| Winner: | Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron |
| Score: | 5–0 |
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The 30thAmerica's Cupwas won byTeam New Zealand,who swept the2000 Louis Vuitton CupwinnerPrada Challengein all five races. It was the first America's Cup without an American challenger or defender.
Races
[edit]| Date | Winner | Yacht | Loser | Yacht | Score | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 February 2000 | Team New Zealand | NZL 60 | Prada Challenge | ITA 45 | 1-0 | 1:07 |
| 22 February 2000 | Team New Zealand | NZL 60 | Prada Challenge | ITA 45 | 2-0 | 2:43 |
| 26 February 2000 | Team New Zealand | NZL 60 | Prada Challenge | ITA 45 | 3-0 | 1:39 |
| 1 March 2000 | Team New Zealand | NZL 60 | Prada Challenge | ITA 45 | 4-0 | 1:49 |
| 2 March 2000 | Team New Zealand | NZL 60 | Prada Challenge | ITA 45 | 5-0 | 0:48 |
Crew
[edit]Team New Zealand
[edit]| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Skipper/ Helmsman | Russell Coutts(NZL) |
| Backup Helmsman | Dean Barker* (NZL) |
| Tactician | Brad Butterworth(NZL) |
| Navigator | Tom Schnackenberg(NZL) |
* Sailed in Race 5
The crew includedRick Dodson,[1]Hamish Pepper,Jeremy Scantlebury,Murray Jones,Matthew Mason,Jeremy Lomas,Craig Monk,Chris Ward,Grant Loretz,Mike Drummond,Jono Macbeth,Barry McKay,Joe Allen,Nick Heron,Tony Rae,[2]Dean Phipps,Warwick FleuryandSimon Daubney.Peter Blakedid not sail with the team in 2000, acting as the on-shore manager.[3]
Peter Evanswas the backup tactician and ran the weather programme.[4]
Prada Challenge
[edit]| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Skipper/ Helmsman | Francesco de Angelis(ITA) |
| Tactician | Torben Grael(BRA) |
References
[edit]- ^"Finding their sea legs again: Former Team NZ hero and his Paralympics bid".Retrieved23 July2017.
- ^"America's Cup final pits old against new".Retrieved23 July2017.
- ^"America's Cup 2000".www.espn.com.Retrieved23 July2017.
- ^"No P-class memories for Peter".