1995 America's Cup

(USA 36)Challenger  New ZealandChallenger club:Royal New Zealand Yacht SquadronYacht:Black Magic (NZL 32)CompetitionLocation:San Diego, United StatesDates:6–13 May 1995Rule:International America's Cup ClassWinner:Royal New Zealand Yacht SquadronScore:5–0

The 29th America's Cup was contested between the winner of the 1995 Citizen Cup, Team Stars & Stripes, which switched to the yacht Young America (USA 36) for the competition, and the winner of the 1995 Louis Vuitton Cup, Team New Zealand, with the yacht Black Magic (NZL 32). New Zealand swept all five races to take the cup away from the US for only the second time in 144 years. For the first time since 1930, the format changed to a best-of-nine series, which remained through 2007.

Races

Date	Winner	Yacht	Loser	Yacht	Score	Delta
6 May 1995	Black Magic	NZL 32	Young America	USA 36	1-0	2:45
8 May 1995	Black Magic	NZL 32	Young America	USA 36	2-0	4:14
9 May 1995	Black Magic	NZL 32	Young America	USA 36	3-0	1:51
11 May 1995	Black Magic	NZL 32	Young America	USA 36	4-0	3:37
13 May 1995	Black Magic	NZL 32	Young America	USA 36	5-0	1:50

Crew

Team New Zealand

Role[1]	Name
Skipper / Helmsman	Russell Coutts
Afterguard	Brad Butterworth (Tactician), Tom Schnackenberg (Navigator), Murray Jones, Rick Dodson
Foredeck	Dean Phipps, Joe Allen, Matthew Mason, Jeremy Scantlebury,
Grinders	Craig Monk, Andrew Taylor
Sail Trimmers	Simon Daubney, Robbie Naismith, Warwick Fleury, Peter Blake, Ross Halcrow

Team Stars & Stripes

Role[1]	Name
Skipper / Helmsman	Dennis Conner
Afterguard	Paul Cayard (Tactician/Helmsman), Jim Brady (Navigator), Tom Whidden
Foredeck	Greg Prussia, Ralf Steitz, T.A. McCann, Josh Belsky, Wally Henry
Grinders	Rock Ferrigno, Jim Nicholas, Paul Larkin, Brad Rodi
Sail Trimmers	Steven Erickson, Bill Trenkle, Jud Smith

References

• ultimatesail.com

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