KZ1 (yacht)

KZ1
Racing career
KZ1 outside the Maritime Museum in Auckland
Yacht club	Mercury Bay Boating Club
Nation	New Zealand
Designer(s)	Bruce Farr
Owner(s)	Sir Michael Fay
Skippers	David Barnes
America's Cup	1988
Specifications
Displacement	39 tons
Length	36.57 m (120.0 ft) (LOA) 27.43 m (90.0 ft) (LWL)
Beam	8.07 m (26.5 ft)
Draft	6.40 m (21.0 ft)
Sail area	627 m² (6,750 sq ft) (upwind) 1,600 m² (17,000 sq ft) (downwind)

KZ 1 was a one off sailing yacht used to challenge for the 1988 America's Cup.

KZ 1 was designed by Bruce Farr and has a hull made from a carbon fibre and Kevlar/Nomex sandwich.

She was skippered by David Barnes and manned by a crew of 40 from the Mercury Bay Boating Club in Whitianga, New Zealand. KZ 1 was given the nicknames of the Big Boat or Big Beauty by financial backer, Sir Michael Fay. Her size and wide decks earned her the nickname The Aircraft Carrier.

KZ 1

The unconventional challenge of Michael Fay and KZ 1 prompted American syndicate head Dennis Conner to respond with an unconventional defense. Lacking time and looking to protect the planned international event in 1992, the defenders built Stars & Stripes (US 1), a catamaran that Conner sailed to win the challenge, though most of the battle was fought in court. KZ 1 is now on display near the National Maritime Museum in downtown Auckland.

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America's Cup defender and challenger yachts

Defenders	1851: 14 yachts 1870: 17 yachts 1871: Columbia & Sappho 1876: Madeleine 1881: Mischief 1885: Puritan 1886: Mayflower 1887: Volunteer 1893: Vigilant 1895: Defender 1899: Columbia 1901: Columbia 1903: Reliance 1920: Resolute 1930: Enterprise 1934: Rainbow 1937: Ranger 1958: Columbia 1962: Weatherly 1964: Constellation 1967: Intrepid 1970: Intrepid 1974: Courageous 1977: Courageous 1980: Freedom 1983: Liberty 1987: Kookaburra III 1988: Stars & Stripes 88 1992: America³ 1995: Young America 2000: NZL 60 2003: NZL 82 2007: SUI 100 2010: Alinghi 5 2013: Oracle Team USA 17

Challengers	1851: America 1870: Cambria 1871: Livonia 1876: Countess of Dufferin 1881: Atalanta 1885: Genesta 1886: Galatea 1887: Thistle 1893: Valkyrie II 1895: Valkyrie III 1899: Shamrock 1901: Shamrock II 1903: Shamrock III 1920: Shamrock IV 1930: Shamrock V 1934: Endeavour 1937: Endeavour II 1958: Sceptre 1962: Gretel 1964: Sovereign 1967: Dame Pattie 1970: Gretel II 1974: Southern Cross 1977: Australia 1980: Australia 1983: Australia II 1987: Stars & Stripes 87 1988: KZ1 1992: Il Moro di Venezia V 1995: NZL 32 2000: Luna Rossa 2003: SUI 64 2007: NZL 92 2010: USA 17 2013: Aotearoa

America's Cup

America's Cup	1851 1870 1871 1876 1881 1885 1886 1887 1893 1895 1899 1901 1903 1920 1930 1934 1937 1958 1962 1964 1967 1970 1974 1977 1980 1983 1987 1988 1992 1995 2000 2003 2007 2010 2013 2017

Challenger Selection Series (Louis Vuitton Cup)	1970 1974 1977 1980 1983 1987 1992 1995 2000 2003 2007 Acts 2013 World Series 2017 World Series

Defender Selection Series (Citizen Cup)	1987 1992 1995

Class	J Class 12-Metre yachts IACC yachts regattas AC72 AC45 AC50

see also: Deed of Gift Yacht clubs Wind

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