2000 America's Cup Explained

Competition:30th America's Cup
Defender Country:New Zealand
Defender Flag Variant:civil
Defender Burgee:Burgee of rnzys.svg
Defender Club:Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron
Defender Yacht:NZL 60
Challenger Country:Italy
Challenger Flag Variant:civil
Challenger Club:Yacht Club Punta Ala
Challenger Yacht:ITA 45
Location:Auckland, New Zealand
Coordinates:-36.8444°N 174.7636°W
Dates:20 February – 2 March 2000
Rule:International America's Cup Class
Winning Club:Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron
Score:5–0
Next:2003
Prev:1995

The 30th America's Cup was won by Team New Zealand, who swept the 2000 Louis Vuitton Cup winner Prada Challenge in all five races. It was the first America's Cup without an American challenger or defender.

Races

DateWinnerYachtLoserYachtScoreDelta
20 February 2000Team New ZealandNZL 60Prada ChallengeITA 451-01:07
22 February 2000Team New ZealandNZL 60Prada ChallengeITA 452-02:43
26 February 2000Team New ZealandNZL 60Prada ChallengeITA 453-01:39
1 March 2000Team New ZealandNZL 60Prada ChallengeITA 454-01:49
2 March 2000Team New ZealandNZL 60Prada ChallengeITA 455-00:48

Crew

Team New Zealand

RoleName
Skipper / HelmsmanRussell Coutts (NZL)
Backup HelmsmanDean Barker
TacticianBrad Butterworth (NZL)
NavigatorTom Schnackenberg (NZL)
* Sailed in Race 5
The crew included Rick 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 Fleury and Simon Daubney. Peter Blake did not sail with the team in 2000, acting as the on-shore manager.[3]

Peter Evans was the backup tactician and ran the weather programme.[4]

Prada Challenge

RoleName
Skipper / HelmsmanFrancesco de Angelis (ITA)
TacticianTorben Grael (BRA)

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Finding their sea legs again: Former Team NZ hero and his Paralympics bid. 23 July 2017.
  2. Web site: America's Cup final pits old against new. 23 July 2017.
  3. Web site: America's Cup 2000. www.espn.com. 23 July 2017.
  4. Web site: No P-class memories for Peter.