Emirates Team New Zealand

Emirates Team New Zealand

Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron

Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron
HELSMEN

Peter Burling

Nathan Outteridge

head of design team

Dan Bernasconi


TEAM NEW ZEALAND

The dominant team since 1995, Team New Zealand has raced in the America's Cup Match seven times, every Match except the 2010 Deed of Gift Match. The have won the America's Cup four times, twice as Challenger, in 1995 and 2017 and twice as Defender, in 2000 and 2021. Their creative design teams pioneered foiling, first used in the 2013 Match. For the 2021 Match they introduced the foiling AC75 monohull that delivered stunning performance, surprising manoeuvrability and exciting close racing. As Defender, they are automatically in the 2024 America's Cup Match. They will be hard to beat.