Derek Saward is a New Zealand sailor who has competed in multiple America's Cups.
Saward has raced in the Transpacific Yacht Race two times and also spent four seasons on the RC44 circuit.[1]
Saward joined Team New Zealand as a grinder in July 2011.[1] He sailed in all of the races at the 2013 America's Cup.[2][3][4] He left Team New Zealand in June 2015.[5]
He joined SoftBank Team Japan in July 2015, reuniting with skipper Dean Barker.[6][7][8] He sailed with Team Japan in the 2017 Louis Vuitton Challenger’s Trophy.[9][10][11]
References
edit- ^ a b "Derek Saward (NZ)". Retrieved 27 July 2017 – via TVNZ.
- ^ "Not the usual suspects in Naples for America's Cup World Series – Cup Experience". 28 March 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- ^ "Cup a family affair". Stuff. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- ^ "Louis Vuitton Cup 2013 - Final Crew Lists Luna Rossa (ITA) and Emiratea Team New Zealand (NZL) - from CupInfo.com". www.cupinfo.com. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- ^ "Another sailor quits Team New Zealand". Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- ^ "Dean Barker signs up Team New Zealand crew for Japan's America's Cup bid". Stuff. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
- ^ "Former Team New Zealand duo join Barker's Japanese syndicate". 7 June 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2017 – via www.newshub.co.nz.
- ^ "Japanese challenger getting organized for America's Cup World Series >> Scuttlebutt Sailing News". Scuttlebutt Sailing News. 3 July 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- ^ Japan, SoftBank Team. "Derek Saward – SoftBank Team Japan". softbank-team-japan.americascup.com. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- ^ "Inside the America's Cup hurt locker". 28 May 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- ^ Cup, 35th America's. "Crew Lists for Saturday – Louis Vuitton America's Cup World Series Gothenburg". Retrieved 27 July 2017.
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