Alan Smith (sailor)

Alan Smith (born 1964) is a New Zealand sailor who has sailed at the Summer Olympics and in eight America's Cups.[1]

Sailing career

Born in Matamata,[2] Smith joined New Zealand Challenge for the 1987 Louis Vuitton Cup and was the foredeck boss on KZ 1 during the 1988 America's Cup.[3] He was the bowman for New Zealand Challenge at the 1992 Louis Vuitton Cup.[4]

At the 1995 Louis Vuitton Cup, Smith sailed with oneAustralia.[5]

He sailed with Toshiba during the 1997–98 Whitbread Round the World Race.

He joined Prada Challenge as a coach for the 1999 Louis Vuitton Cup, which they won, and the 2000 America's Cup.[6]

He represented New Zealand at the 2000 Summer Olympics, sailing with Rod Davis and Don Cowie in the Soling class. The team finished second in the fleet races but failed to advance through the match racing round robins.

He sailed with OneWorld Challenge in the 2003 Louis Vuitton Cup, before returning to Luna Rossa Challenge for the 2007 Louis Vuitton Cup.[7][8]

He joined Oracle Racing for the 2010 America's Cup,[4] before spending time with Mascalzone Latino, sailing with them in the Louis Vuitton Trophy events.[9][10]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alan Smith". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  2. "Alan Smith – New Zealand Olympic Team". 8 February 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  3. KRASOVIC, TOM (7 September 1988). "THE AMERICA'S CUP : Barnes Pins Hopes on His Top 40". Retrieved 27 July 2017 – via LA Times.
  4. "Sailor Profile – Brad Webb". oracleracingblog.blogspot.co.nz. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  5. "Prada + OneWorld = Luna Rossa Challenge". Sail-world.com. 26 September 2004. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  6. "Yachting: Red Moon rises for Italian America's Cup challenge". Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  7. "One World". Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  8. "Here are the America's Cup numbers and more". Sail-world.com. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  9. "ALAN SMITH – Mascalzone Latino". www.mascalzonelatino.it. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  10. "Louis Vuitton Trophy – Teams Prepare to Race in Dubai". www.cupinfo.com. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
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