Hamish_Pepper

Hamish Pepper

Hamish Pepper

New Zealand sailor

Hamish Pepper (born 13 May 1971) is a New Zealand sailor. He competed at the 1996, 2004, 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics.[1]

Pepper was born in Auckland and attended Westlake Boys High School.[2]

Sailing in a Laser, Pepper finished 10th at the 1996 Olympics and 7th in 2004.[3] Pepper then moved to the Star and sailed with Carl Williams at the 2008 Olympics, finishing 9th. Pepper and Jim Turner finished 12th at the 2012 Olympics.[4]

Pepper has also competed in multiple Star World Championships, winning the 2006 Star World Championships with Carl Williams,[5] finishing second with Craig Monk at the 2009 Star World Championships and 7th with Jim Turner in 2012.

He was a part of Team New Zealand's successful defence of the America's Cup in 2000.[3][6] He was tactician on the team's 2003 America's Cup defence, but was removed when the team was down 0–3 to eventual winners, Alinghi.[7][8]

In 2009, Pepper was part of BMW Oracle Racing and skippered their boat during the Louis Vuitton Trophy Nice Côte d’Azur regatta.[9] He sailed in the 2010 Louis Vuitton Trophy Dubai with Team Synergy.[10]

References

  1. [1]
    Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Hamish Pepper". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  2. [2]
    "Yachting: Simplicity of solo racing drawcard for Pepper". New Zealand Herald. 5 August 2004. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  3. [3]
    "Hamish Pepper | New Zealand Olympic Team". Olympic.org.nz. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  4. [4]
    "Hamish Pepper | Yachting New Zealand". Yachtingnz.org.nz. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  5. [5]
    "Hamish Pepper on the 2006 Star Worlds – Part 1". Sail-world.com. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  6. [6]
    "Hamish Pepper : New Zealand Olympian: 734". Olympic.org.nz. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  7. [7]
    "Yachting: Pepper sails full circle". New Zealand Herald. 23 January 2004. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  8. [8]
    "Kiwi tactician sacked". Sail-world.com. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  9. [9]
    "America's Cup sailor to make Olympic bid". Stuff. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  10. [10]
    "Louis Vuitton Trophy - Teams Prepare to Race in Dubai: Press Release". Cupinfo.com. Retrieved 24 August 2017.


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