Ross Halcrow

Ross "Rosco" Halcrow (born 17 November 1966) is a New Zealand sailor who has won both the America's Cup and the Volvo Ocean Race.

Sailing career

Halcrow stated as a sailmaker and backup crew member for New Zealand Challenge in both the 1987 America's Cup and 1992 America's Cup.

=Ocean Racing=

He sailed in the following round the world races:

1989–90 Whitbread Round the World Race on Maxi Ketch Fisher & Paykel NZ.
1997–98 Whitbread Round the World Race on the Volvo 60 - Innovation Kvaerner
2001–02 Volvo Ocean Race, sailed on winner Illbruck Challenge
2005–06 Volvo Ocean Race. joined the team from leg 5 sailing on Ericsson Racing Team{{cite web |url=http://www.sail-world.com/USA/Ross-Halcrow-joins-Ericsson-Racing-for-leg-five/22380 |title=Ross Halcrow joins Ericsson Racing for leg five |website=Sail-world.com |accessdate=2017-08-23}}

=America Cup=

He joined Team New Zealand and was part of the sailing crew on NZL 32 when it won the 1995 Louis Vuitton Cup and 1995 America's Cup.

For the 2000 Louis Vuitton Cup where he sailed and was in charge of the sail program for the New York Yacht Club's Young America challenge .{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/03/09/sports/new-zealand-up-in-arms-about-hired-gun.html |title=New Zealand Up in Arms About 'Hired Gun' |date=9 March 1997 |newspaper=The New York Times |accessdate=31 July 2017}}

He joined Oracle Racing in 2003 and sailed with them in the 2007 Louis Vuitton Cup.{{cite web |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=3523256 |title=America's Cup: Halcrow signs with Oracle |publisher= |accessdate=23 August 2017}}{{cite web |url=https://sailjuiceblog.wordpress.com/category/ross-halcrow/ |title=Ross Halcrow – SailJuice Blog |website=Sailjuiceblog.wordpress.com |accessdate=31 July 2017}}

With Oracle he won the 2010 America's Cup as the jib trimmer on USA 17.{{cite web |url=http://challengeandadventure.com/archives/tag/ross-halcrow |title=Ross Halcrow : Challenge and Adventure |website=Challengeandadventure.com |accessdate=31 July 2017}}{{cite web |url=http://oracleracingblog.blogspot.co.nz/2010/01/sailor-profile-ross-halcrow.html |title=Sailor Profile – Ross Halcrow |website=Oracleracingblog.blogspot.co.nz |accessdate=31 July 2017}}

=World Championships=

He sailed on Pinta when it won the One Ton Cup in 1993.{{cite web |url=https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/soc.culture.new-zealand/W7xGnr3FyLc |title=Google Groups |website=Groups.google.com |accessdate=31 July 2017}}

With Oracle, Halcrow came second in the 2010 RC44 World Championship.{{cite web |url=http://challengeandadventure.com/archives/tag/ross-halcrow |title=Ross Halcrow : Challenge and Adventure |website=Challengeandadventure.com |accessdate=31 July 2017}}{{cite web |url=http://oracleracingblog.blogspot.co.nz/2010/01/sailor-profile-ross-halcrow.html |title=Sailor Profile – Ross Halcrow |website=Oracleracingblog.blogspot.co.nz |accessdate=31 July 2017}}

In 2017 he won both the [http://www.52superseries.com/super-steady-platoon-win-rolex-tp52-world-title/ TP52 Super Series & World Championship] onboard Platoon, and the IMA Maxi72 World Championship]http://www.maxi72.com/maxi72/news/News-2017/Dieter-Sch%C3%B6n-and-Team-Momo-win-the-2017-Copa-del-Rey---.html onboard MOMO. Other World Championship include the 2014 Soto 40 Worlds and the 2022 6 metre Worlds and the ClubSwan 50 World Championship.

Personal life

He is married to American Lindsay Halcrow (born 19 June 1983).{{cite web |title=Lindsay & Ross |url=http://www.thehalcrows.com/ |publisher=thehalcrows |accessdate=2 March 2019}}