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CLUB: Royal NZ Yacht Squadron HOME PORT: Auckland, NZ SKIPPER: Russell Coutts HELMSMAN: Russell Coutts SYNDICATE HEAD: Sir Peter Blake TACTICIAN: Brad Butterworth NAVIGATOR: Tom Schnackenberg DESIGNERS: Laurie Davidson, Clay Oliver, Tom Schnackenberg BOAT NAME: New Zealand SAIL NUMBERS: NZL-57, NZL-60 BOAT BUILDER: Cookson Boatworks, Team New Zealand SAILS: North Sails SPARS: Southern Spars
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Team New Zealand is more than just a group of sailors and designers. It's a team of more than 70 special individuals, all dedicated to making New Zealand the first country other than the U.S. to successfully defend the America's Cup. HEAD OF DEFENCE: Sir Peter Blake, KBE ADMINISTRATION TEAM: Lesley Acutt - Sponsorship Servicing Debby Bradley - Accountant Scott Chapman - Executive Director Kirsty Dunhill - Receptionist Russell Green - Rules and Technical Advisor Diana Jack - Personal Assistant to Executive Management Fiona Lovell - Accountant's Assistant Mark Orams - Team Planning & Communications Sean Reeves - Rules Advisor Alan Sefton - Executive Director Kristen Sneyd - Sailing Team Coordinator DESIGN TEAM: Laurie Davidson - Principal Designer Mike Drummond - Designer, structures Burns Fallow - Head of Sail Design Jamie France - Data Analyst Nick Holroyd - Computational Dynamics Mickey Ickert - Sail Designer Richard Karn - Designer/Researcher Grant Loretz - Sail Development Chris Mitchell - Rigs Ian Mitchell - Design Draftsman Clay Oliver - Principal Designer Loren Poole - Design Engineer Tom Schnackenberg, OBE, OAM - Design Coordinator Wayne Smith - Structural Consultant Neil Wilkinson - Design Engineer Steve Wilson - Spar/Rig Designer and Coordinator AFTERGUARD: Brad Butterworth, OBE Richard Dodson Mike Drummond Murray Jones Tom Schnackenberg, OBE, OAM SAIL LOFT: Paul Gudgeon Paul Murray Andrew Wotherspoon SAILING TEAM: Joe Allen - Bowman , Cameron Appleton - Floater , Dean Barker - Helmsman/Tactician , Brad Butterworth, OBE - Tactician , Russell Coutts, CBE - Skipper/Helmsman , James Dagg - Trimmer , Simon Daubney - Trimmer , Richard Dodson - Tactician , Mike Drummond - Navigator , Warwick Fleury - Mainsail trimmer , Jared Henderson - Floater , Nick Heron - Bowman/Rigger , Mathew Hughes - Grinder , Murray Jones - Tactician , Grant Loretz - Trimmer , Jonathan Macbeth - Grinder , Barry McKay - Mastman , Matthew Mason - Mastman , Matthew Mitchell - Crew , Craig Monk - Port Grinder , Paul Murray - Sailmaker , Robbie Naismith - Genoa Trimmer , Clay Oliver - Utility , Hamish Pepper - Mainsheet ,Dean Phipps - Bowman , Tony Rae - Mainsail trimmer , Jeremy Scantlebury - Pitman , Tom Schnackenberg, OBE, OAM - Navigator , Andrew Taylor - Starboard Grinder , Chris Ward - Backup Mastman/Grinder , Peter Waymouth - Floater/rigger SHORE-BASED TEAM: Trevor Berry - Machinist/Spar Builder Tim Gurr - Head of Construction Phil Jameson - Floater Craig Franks Roy Mason Chay McIntosh Bruce McKay Selwyn Ross Neville Thorpe Derek Tremain Mark Turner WEATHER TEAM: John Appleton - Skipper Peter Evans - Sailing/Weather Programme Mike Quilter - Observer Bob Rice - Meteorologist Kevin Shoebridge - Observer |