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KZ1 (yacht)

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

14 relations: America's Cup, Auckland, Bruce Farr, Carbon fiber reinforced polymer, Catamaran, David Barnes (sailor), Dennis Conner, Kevlar, Michael Fay (banker), New Zealand Maritime Museum, Nomex, Whitianga, Yacht, 1988 America's Cup.

America's Cup

The America's Cup, affectionately known as the "Auld Mug", is a trophy awarded to the winner of the America's Cup match races between two sailing yachts.

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Auckland

Auckland is a city in New Zealand's North Island.

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Bruce Farr

Bruce Kenneth Farr, OBE (born 1949 in Auckland, New Zealand), is a highly successful designer of racing and cruising yachts.

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Carbon fiber reinforced polymer

Carbon fiber reinforced polymer, carbon fiber reinforced plastic or carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic (CFRP, CRP, CFRTP or often simply carbon fiber, carbon composite or even carbon), is an extremely strong and light fiber-reinforced plastic which contains carbon fibers.

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Catamaran

A catamaran (informally, a "cat") is a multi-hulled watercraft featuring two parallel hulls of equal size.

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David Barnes (sailor)

David John Barnes (born 27 April 1958 in Wellington) is a New Zealand former America's Cup sailor.

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Dennis Conner

Dennis Walter Conner (born September 16, 1942) is an American yachtsman.

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Kevlar

Kevlar is a heat-resistant and strong synthetic fiber, related to other aramids such as Nomex and Technora.

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Michael Fay (banker)

Sir Michael Fay (born 1949) is a New Zealand merchant banker and partner in the merchant bank Fay Richwhite.

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New Zealand Maritime Museum

The New Zealand Maritime Museum Hui Te Anaui A Tangaroa is a maritime museum in Auckland, New Zealand.

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Nomex

Nomex is a flame-resistant meta-aramid material developed in the early 1960s by DuPont and first marketed in 1967.

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Whitianga

Whitianga is a town on the Coromandel Peninsula, in the Waikato Region of New Zealand's North Island.

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Yacht

A yacht is a watercraft used for pleasure or sports.

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1988 America's Cup

The 1988 America's Cup was the 27th America's Cup regatta, and was contested between the defender, San Diego Yacht Club represented by ''Stars & Stripes H3'', and the challenger, the Mercury Bay Boating Club represented by New Zealand Challenge's KZ-1.

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Redirects here:

KZ 1, KZ-1, KZ-1 (yacht).

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KZ1_(yacht)

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