Stu Bannatyne (born 20 April 1971) is a New Zealand

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who has competed in eight

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s. He has won four of those eight. Born in

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, Bannatyne won the Volvo Ocean Race (then known as the

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) in his first attempt, when he sailed on '' NZ Endeavour'' during the 1993–94 Whitbread Round the World Race. In the 1997–98 race, Bannatyne sailed on

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which placed fourth. He sailed on ''

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'' when it won the 2001–02 Volvo Ocean Race, before sailing on

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in the 2005–06 event. Bannatyne won the event for a third time when he sailed with ''

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'' during the 2008–09 race, before joining the

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entry, ''

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'', for the 2011–12 Volvo Ocean Race. He was the coach for ''

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'' in the 2014–15 Volvo Ocean Race, before joining the crew for leg 5 of the race. He sailed on ''

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'' when it won the 2017–18 Volvo Ocean Race. He has also sailed in eight

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s, three

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s and in 11

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s. His brother,

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, played for the

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, the

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. His other brother, Grant Bannatyne, is a successful architect, notably for his involvement on

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with

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's office.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bannatyne, Stu 1971 births Living people New Zealand male sailors (sport) Volvo Ocean Race sailors Team New Zealand sailors Sailors (sport) from Christchurch