Chris Ward is a New Zealand sailor. He sailed in the 1992 Louis Vuitton Cup with

New Zealand Challenge New Zealand Challenge was a sailing team funded by Michael Fay that challenged for the America's Cup three times between 1987 and 1992. New Zealand Challenge was the first team from New Zealand to enter the competition. 1987: KZ 7 ''Kiwi Magic' ...

. He then sailed on '' Toshiba'' during the 1997–98 Whitbread Round the World Race. Ward then joined Team New Zealand in 1995 he then sailed as a grinder in the 2000 America's Cup, America's Cup 2003 and

2007 America's Cup The 2007 America's Cup was the thirty-second challenge for the America's Cup and was won by Alinghi in the 7th race. The Cup is the most famous and most prestigious regatta and ''Match Race'' in the sport of sailing. As per the Deed of Gift o ...

s. He sailed in the Louis Vuitton Trophy regattas and

TP52 The Transpac 52 (TP52) is a class of yacht used for competitive 52 Super Series yacht racing, and the Audi MedCup previously, besides the world championship of the class. The class is recognised by the International Sailing Federation which entit ...

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with Team New Zealand. He was lost overboard during a

2013 Louis Vuitton Cup The 8th Louis Vuitton Cup was held during July and August 2013, in San Francisco, California, United States of America. The three contenders were Artemis Racing (Sweden), Emirates Team New Zealand (New Zealand), and Luna Rossa Challenge (Italy ...

race. He was a grinder on board ''Aotearoa'' when it lost the

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. His contract was not renewed following the 2013 event and he subsequently re-trained as a teacher. Ward now teaches at Rosmini College.

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