Derek Saward

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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]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Derek Saward (NZ)" . Retrieved 27 July 2017– via TVNZ.
  2. ↑ "Not the usual suspects in Naples for America's Cup World Series – Cup Experience". 28 March 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  3. ↑ "Cup a family affair". Stuff. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "Another sailor quits Team New Zealand" . Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  6. ↑ "Dean Barker signs up Team New Zealand crew for Japan's America's Cup bid". Stuff. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  7. ↑ "Former Team New Zealand duo join Barker's Japanese syndicate". 7 June 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2017– via www.newshub.co.nz.
  8. ↑ "Japanese challenger getting organized for America's Cup World Series >> Scuttlebutt Sailing News". Scuttlebutt Sailing News. 3 July 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  9. ↑ Japan, SoftBank Team. "Derek Saward – SoftBank Team Japan". softbank-team-japan.americascup.com. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  10. ↑ "Inside the America's Cup hurt locker". 28 May 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  11. ↑ Cup, 35th America's. "Crew Lists for Saturday – Louis Vuitton America's Cup World Series Gothenburg" . Retrieved 27 July 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)


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