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New Zealand sailor (1958–2020)
David Barnes
Full name David John Barnes Born (1958-04-27 ) 27 April 1958
Wellington , New Zealand Died 23 October 2020(2020-10-23) (aged 62) Country New Zealand Sport
Sailing
David John Barnes (27 April 1958 – 23 October 2020) was a
New Zealand
America's Cup sailor, and three-time
470 world champion .
Early years
Born in
Wellington , Barnes was educated at
Tawa College . He married Karen in 1986, and the couple had three children.[
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Sailing career
Barnes skippered the
KZ1 yacht which lost to the United States in the 1988
America's Cup race.
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Later years
Barnes was diagnosed with
multiple sclerosis . In 2013 he became involved with Kiwi Gold Sailing , a group of paralympians attempting to qualify a
Sonar for the
2016 Paralympics . The team included fellow America's Cup veteran
Rick Dodson . However, Barnes' condition worsened and he withdrew from the team in 2014.
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Barnes died on 23 October 2020, aged 62.
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Career achievements
1973 Won the
Tanner Cup and
Tauranga Cup PClass
1974 Won the National Championship Starling Class
1975 Third in World Youth Championship 420 Class
1976 Third in World Youth Championship Fireball Class
1976 Reserve for the Olympics 470 Class
1981 Won the
World Championship 470 Class
1983 Won the
World Championship 470 Class
1984 Won the
World Championship 470 Class
1985 NZ
America's Cup Challenge in Perth/Skipper KZ5/Alternate Helmsman KZ7
1987 Skipper for KZ7/won the 12 metre Worlds in Sardinia
1988 NZ America's Cup Challenge in San Diego/Skipper of KZ-1 New Zealand vs Dennis Conner's catamaran Stars & Stripes US-1.
1992 NZ America's Cup Challenge in San Diego/Tactician to Rod Davis/One of four directors for the campaign
1995 America's Cup Challenge with One Australia/Testing Helmsman/Part of "Fluid Thinking" design team
1996 Employed by James Farmer QC/Organised and supervised construction of his Mumm 36 Keelboat/Skipper for the campaign
2000 America's Cup Challenge with America True/Skippered one of the boats through the testing program/Conceptual Director
2003 America's Cup Challenge with GBR/General Manager
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