David Barnes (sailor)
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FullnameDavid John Barnes
Born27 April 1958
Wellington, New Zealand
Died23 October 2020 (aged 62)
CountryNew Zealand
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| Full name | David John Barnes | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 April 1958 Wellington, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 23 October 2020 (aged 62) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Sailing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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David John Barnes (27 April 1958 – 23 October 2020) was a New Zealand America's Cup sailor, and three-time 470 world champion.
Born in Wellington, Barnes was educated at Tawa College. He married Karen in 1986, and the couple had three children.[citation needed]
Sailing career
Barnes skippered the KZ1 yacht which lost to the United States in the 1988 America's Cup race.[1][2][3]