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1999 - 2000
Two boats were built: NZL-57 an NZL-60.
New Zealand NZL-60 was selected to race the 2000 America's Cup. It sailed against the Italian challenger Luna Rossa. It was the first time that an America's Cup Match was contested without an American boat.
The 2000 America's Cup races: 20 February to 2 March 2000 off Auckland, New Zealand -
Fives races out of nine races
New Zealand NZL-60 raced against the Italian challenger, Luna Rossa ITA-45
Courses: five races sailed.
Course: 18.55 nautical miles off Auckland, six legs windward leeward course with downwind finish.
Results:
New Zealand beat Luna Rossa by five wins to nil
- 20 February 1st race, 18.55 miles: New Zealand beat Luna Rossa by 1 minute 17 seconds.
- 22 February 2nd race, 18.55 miles: New Zealand beat Luna Rossa by 2 minutes 43 seconds.
- 26 February 3rd race, 18.55 miles: New Zealand beat Luna Rossa by 1 minute 39 seconds.
- 1st March 4th race, 18.55 miles: New Zealand beat Luna Rossa by 1 minute 49 seconds.
- 2nd March 5th race, 18.55 miles: New Zealand beat Luna Rossa by 48 seconds.
In its 2000 America's Cup quest, Luna Rossa was beaten by New Zealand. Although the gap between the two boats was never too Team New Zealand never appeared to be threatened.
NEW ZEALAND
2000
Sail number: NZL 60
NZL
Yacht Club: Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron, Westhaven Marina in Auckland. Commodore: Peter Kingston
Successful defender of the 30th America's Cup, 2000
Owner: Team New Zealand, Ltd., headed by Richard Green.
Chief Executive Officer: Sir Peter Blake.
Co-ordination Group: Sir Peter Blake, Brad Butterworth, Russell Coutts, Laurie Davidson, Mike Drumond, Tim Gurr, Murray Jones, Clay Oliver, Tom Schnackenberg, Alan Sefton.
The co-ordination group was responsible for: construction, rigs, weather, sails, sailing team, design, rules, shore team, business / commercial.
International America's Cup Class IACC
Sloop
Design Co-coordinator: Tom Schnackenberg
Design team
- Principal designers: Laurie Davidson, Clay Oliver
- Structures, test management, liaison with builders: Mike Drumond
- Masts: Steve Wilson (rig designer)
- Masts, Rigging (design): Chris Mitchell
Sail Co-coordinator: Burns Fallow
Downwind sails: Mickey Ickert
Appendages (keels & rudders): Richard Karn.
CFD: Nick Holroyd
Onboard software, data analysis: Jamie France
Design engineer: Neil Wilkinson, Wyne Smith
Building program: lead by Tim Gurr with Roy Mason, Barry McKay and Jeremy Scantlebury.
Builder: Cookson Boatbuilders, North Shore, Auckland. Cookson staff plus TNZ personnel.
Sailmaker: North Sails NZ in Freeman's Bay. Designs: Tom Schnackenberg, Burns Fallow and Micker Ickert, Richard and Tom Dodson.
Spars: Southern Spars. Managing director: Steve Wilson. "Millennium" type mast and rigging reducing spreaders to 3 instead 4.
Year of building: 1999
Launched: Autumn 1999
Homeport: Auckland
Skipper: Russell Coutts
Tactician: Brad Butterworth
Navigator: Tom Schnackenberg
Helmsman: Dean Barker, Murray Jones
Crew: 16.
Data:
Construction -
Carbon fiber, Nomex honeycomb.
Dimensions -
L.O.A.: 25.80 m
L.W.L.: 18.30 m
Beam: 4,25 m
Draft: 3.96 m
Sail area: 325.30 m2
Displacement: 27.900 tons
Mast: 33,50 m
Rating: IACC
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Year of building
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1999 |
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Launched
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1999 |
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Edition 30(2000)
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Crew
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16 |
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Hull
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Carbon Fiber |
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Mast
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Carbon Fiber |
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L.O.A
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25.80 |
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L.W.L
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18.30 |
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Mast
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33.50 |
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Beam
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4.25 |
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Boom
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Sail Area
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Displacament
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27.9 |
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Draft
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3.96 |
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Rating
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IACC |
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Ballast
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