BLACK MAGIC (NZL-32)

• New Zealand
• Sail number: NZL-32
• IACC Sloop

CLUB

• Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron.

OWNER

• Team New Zealand syndicate (Peter Blake)

BUILDER

• McMullen & Wing yard, Auckland, New Zealand, Tim Gurr.
• Sailmaker: Team New Zealand & North Sails NZ.
• Mast/rig: Southern Spars Ltd. & Navtec.
• Winches: Harken.
• Electronic: Ockam

DESIGN

• Team coordinator: Tom Schnackenberg
• Senior design team members: Doug Peterson , Laurie Davidson.
• Team members: David Egan (fluid dynamics), Peter Jackson (computer), Maury Leyland (fluid dynamics assistant), David Alan-Williams (designer), Richard Karn (Aero and Hydrodynamics)
• Structure: Wayne Smith, Mike Drumond, Chris Mitchell, Neil Wilkinson.
• Research facilities: Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) experts lead by Schnackenberg. Tank tests: England. Wind tunnel tests, England: Prof. Peter Jackson.
• Built: 1993

CREW

• Skipper: Russell Coutts
  Helmsman: Russell Coutts
  Tactician: Brad Butterworth
  Navigator: Tom Schnackenberg
  Crew: 16

SPEC

• Construction: carbon fibre
• LOA: 24.24 m
• LWL: 18.04 m
• Beam: 4.05 m
• Draft: 4 m
• Sail Area (upwind): 330 m2.
• Displacement: 24.70 tons.
• Rating: IACC rule.

CURRENT LOCATION

• New Zealand National Maritime Museum, Te Papa Tongarewa,