Match Race Teams: Four-time Cupper, Peter Evans joins Alinghi as tactician

(Photo credit: Ivo Rovira/Alinghi)

Source: ww.alinghi.com

America’s Cup tactician Peter Evans (NZ) joins the Swiss Defender for the start of the 2006 sailing season.

Evans brings a wealth of experience to Alinghi, with four Cups behind him, three with Team New Zealand (including two wins) and one with the Japanese challenge.
The man grew up in Devonport, Auckland, sailing at his local yacht club in Sabots, Starlings and Lasers earning several National Championships before later moving on to the Olympic 470 class and representing his country for the 1984 and 1988 Olympic Games. By 1992, he had a Match Racing World Championship to his name and in 1997 held the ILC40 World Championship title.....

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