The skippers of the 1992 Louis Vuitton Cup The 3rd Louis Vuitton Cup was held in San Diego , United States in 1992. The winner, Il Moro di Venezia , went on to challenge for the 1992 America's Cup .
Teams
Eight challengers from seven nations contested the 1992 Louis Vuitton Cup. Together they spent over $250 million.[ 1]
Il Moro di Venezia
The Italian challenge Il Moro Challenge was funded by Raul Gardini and skippered by American Paul Cayard . The primary designer was Germán Frers and the operations manager was Laurent Esquier. John Kolius was involved but could not sail as he had not completed his Italian eligibility requirements.[ 2] Tommaso Chieffi was the tactician and Enrico Chieffi was the navigator. Other crew included Robert Hopkins and Steven Erickson .[ 3] [ 4]
Australian Challenge
From Sydney's Cruising Yacht Club of Australia , the Australian Challenge was skippered by Syd Fischer . Colin Beashel was the helmsman and Hugh Treharne the tactician.[ 5]
Spirit of Australia
A second Australian challenge from Sydney, Spirit of Australia was headed by Iain Murray , skippered by Peter Gilmour and the team included Tom Schnackenberg .[ 5]
From Spain, ESP-22 was skippered by Pedro Campos Calvo-Sotelo and coached by Peter Lester .[ 6] Antonio Gorostegui .[ 5]
Le Defi Francais 95
Le Defi Francais 95 was skippered by Marc Pajot . Bertrand Pacé was the backup helmsman and navigator.
Nippon Challenge
The first entry from Japan, Nippon Challenge was skippered by Chris Dickson , who had fallen out with the New Zealand Challenge during the 1987 Louis Vuitton Cup . John Cutler was the tactician and the crew included Erle Williams and Mike Spanhake.[ 7]
New Zealand Challenge
Michael Fay financed what would be his final New Zealand Challenge . Managed by Peter Blake , the team was skippered by Rod Davis and NZL 20's crew included tactician David Barnes , bow, Alan Smith ; mid-bow, David Brooke ; mast, Barry McKay ; pit, Denis Kendall ; floater, Mark Hauser ; grinders, Andrew Taylor and Sean Clarkson ; genoa trimmers, Kevin Shoebridge and Grant Loretz ; mainsheet traveler, Don Cowie ; mainsheet trimmer, Simon Daubney ; and running backstays, Tony Rae and Peter Evans . Russell Coutts sailed the second boat and additional crew members included Chris Salthouse , Robbie Naismith , Ross Halcrow , Warwick Fleury , Matt Mason , Dean Phipps , Gavin Brady and Nick Heron .[ 8] [ 7]
Coutts and Brad Butterworth replaced Davis and Barnes during the Louis Vuitton Cup finals.[ 9]
From the Stenungsbaden Yacht Club, the challenge was skippered by Gunnar Krantz .
Round robin
Team name
Races
Won
RR1 Pts.
RR2 Pts.
RR3 Pts.
Total Pts.
Ranking
21
18
6
20
56
82
1
21
18
6
28
40
74
2
21
16
5
24
40
69
3
21
14
5
16
40
61
4
21
7
2
12
16
30
5
21
7
3
8
16
27
6
21
3
1
4
8
13
7
21
1
0
0
8
8
8
During RR1 a team scored 1 point per win.
During RR2 a team scored 4 points per win.
During RR3 a team scored 8 points per win.
Finals
Semi finals
Team name
Races
Won
Ranking
9
7
1
9
5
2
9
3
3=
9
3
3=
Final
Team Name
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
T
W (1:32)
L
W (0:34)
W (2:26)
W (2:38)* L
L
L
L
3
L
W (0:01)
L
L
L* W (0:43)
W (0:53)
W (0:20)
W (1:33)
5
*Race removed from records after Il Moro di Venezia were successful in a protest over New Zealand's bowsprit.
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