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New Zealand Challenge was a sailing team funded by Michael Fay that challenged for the America's Cup three times between 1987 and 1992. New Zealand Challenge was the first team from New Zealand to enter the competition. == 1987: KZ 7 ''Kiwi Magic'' == (詳細はAustralia II's'' victory. Later the campaign's director, former government minister Anthony "Aussie" Malcolm, brought in Michael Fay to help organize and finance the challenge. The team made use of former US 12 Meter ''Enterprise'' (now registered as KZ–1). The 1986 12 Meter Championships were staged off Fremantle as a precursor to the America's Cup event to be held a year later. KZ 7's sister boats ''KZ 3'' and ''KZ 5'' competed, with ''KZ 5'' finishing runner-up behind the Bond Syndicate's ''Australia III'', which was the comfortable winner. The boat finished ahead of the New York yacht club entry ''America II'', a considerable achievement that made the sailing community stand-up and take notice that the New Zealand challenge was serious. ''KZ 3'' and ''KZ 5'' had been built identically and information gained from racing ''KZ 3'' and ''KZ 5'' went into the planning of ''KZ 7''. All three were designed by Farr Yacht Design, and comprised the first successful efforts of Bruce Farr in America's Cup Racing. Skippered by Chris Dickson, the crew included: Brad Butterworth, Ed Danby, Simon Daubney, Brian Phillimore, Mike Quilter, Tony Rae, Jeremy Scantlebury, Kevin Shoebridge, Andrew Taylor and Erle Williams.〔''America's Cup '87'', Aurum Press, 1986. p.25〕 In 1986 off Fremantle, Australia, ''KZ 7'' was the most dominant boat in the Louis Vuitton Cup rounds robin competition, winning 33 of 34 starts. In the Semi's she swept ''French Kiss'' 4 races to nil, and reached the Louis Vuitton Cup Finals, where she lost to Dennis Conner and ''Stars & Stripes 87''. Despite failing to reach the America's Cup as the challenger yacht, the Kiwi challenge drew great attention through their fast boat and capable sailing. KZ 7 later competed in the 1987 World Championships in Sardinia, Italy, with David Barnes as skipper while and Rod Davis as tactician. The New Zealanders sailed competitively, and ended up winning the event in the protest room, achieving victory over the Japanese entry ''Bengal'' (previously the Bond syndicate's ''Australia III''). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「New Zealand Challenge」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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