“Black Magic” NZL - 32 winner of the America’s Cup 1995
With the yacht NZL 32 "Black Magic", headed
by Sir Peter Blake and helmed by Russell Coutts
the T
With the yacht NZL 32 "Black Magic", headed
by Sir Peter Blake and helmed by Russell Coutts
the Team New Zealand won after 3 attempts in vain
1987 (Kiwi magic), 1988 ("big boat" KZ 1) and
1992 (NZL 20) the America's Cup 1995.
The strength of Team New Zealand were not an exceptional
yacht construction or special sailing designs etc. but a
homogenous teamwork focused fully on the boat. Of course,
with designers Doug Peterson and Laurie Davidson as well
as the sail designer Tom Schnackenberg were experts at
work.
But it was their maxime to observe the expertise of the crew at any time. Is typical for example that the
sister yacht NZL-38 was estimated and used in all 4 Round Robins of the LVC as the newer and therefore
faster yacht. But at the end it was decided at the request of the team before the Semifinals to sail the
older NZL-32 until the end of the competitions.
AMERICA’S CUP HISTORY 1983 - 2013
