What is David Barnes (sailor)?
'''David John Barnes''' (27 April 1958 – 23 October 2020) was a [[New Zealand]] [[America's Cup]] sailor. He was born in [[Wellington]], New Zealand. He skippered the [[KZ1 (yacht)|KZ1]] yacht which lost to the United States in the 1988 [[America's Cup]] race.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/news/08/0212a/ |title=Scuttlebutt News: 1988 America's Cup |publisher=Sailingscuttlebutt.com|access-date=5 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/06/17/sports/yachting-a-cup-rehearsal-for-new-zealand.html?pagewanted=1| title=YACHTING; A Cup Rehearsal For New Zealand| first=Barbara | last=Lloyd| date=17 June 1990| newspaper=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> Barnes was diagnosed with [[multiple sclerosis]] in 2010. He died on 23 October 2020 in Wilmington from the disease, aged 62.<ref>[https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/americas-cup/123196179/former-team-new-zealand-americas-cup-sailor-david-barnes-dies Former Team New Zealand America's Cup sailor David Barnes dies]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Barnes, David}} [[Category:1958 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from multiple sclerosis]] [[Category:New Zealand writers]] [[Category:Sailors]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Wellington]] {{sports-bio-stub}}