The Wake of Defeat KZ7 and the America's Cup
In 1986, off Fremantle, Australia KZ7 was the most dominant boat in the Louis Vuitton Cup round robin competition, winning 33 of 34 starts. In the Semi finals KZ7 swept French Kiss 4 races to nil, and reached the Louis Vuitton Cup Finals, where the New Zealand Challenge lost to Dennis Conner's and Stars & Stripes 87. This 30-minute documentary traces KZ7's journey and celebrates how close the New Zealand syndicate came to challenging for the America's Cup.
Primary Title
- The Wake of Defeat
Secondary Title
- KZ7 and the America's Cup
Date Broadcast
- Tuesday 27 January 1987
Start Time
- 19 : 00
Finish Time
- 19 : 30
Duration
- 30:00
Channel
- TV One
Broadcaster
- Television New Zealand
Owning Organisation
- Broadcasting Corporation of New Zealand
Programme Description
- In 1986, off Fremantle, Australia KZ7 was the most dominant boat in the Louis Vuitton Cup round robin competition, winning 33 of 34 starts. In the Semi finals KZ7 swept French Kiss 4 races to nil, and reached the Louis Vuitton Cup Finals, where the New Zealand Challenge lost to Dennis Conner's and Stars & Stripes 87. This 30-minute documentary traces KZ7's journey and celebrates how close the New Zealand syndicate came to challenging for the America's Cup.
Classification
- Not Classified
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Genres
- Documentary
Hosts
- Dairne Shanahan (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Contributors
- Chris Dickson (Skipper, KZ7)
- Walter Cronkite (Journalist)
- John Adshead (Team Motivator, New Zealand Challenge)
- Michael Fay (Campaign Manager, New Zealand Challenge)
- Brad Butterworth (Tactician, KZ7)
- Earle Williams (Bowman, KZ7)
- Roy Dickson (Sailing Master, New Zealand Challenge)