Tony Rae (sailor)
{{short description|New Zealand sailor}}
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Anthony Rae, also known as Trae,{{cite web|author=Now: Madeira Islands, Portugal |url=http://www.extremesailingseries.com/news/view/trae-joins-nz-extreme |title=Kiwi offshore star 'Trae' joins NZ Extreme Sailing Team|publisher=Extreme Sailing Series |date=12 May 2017 |accessdate=1 July 2017}} (born 26 June 1961{{cite web|url=http://www.volvooceanrace.com/en/people/441_Tony-Rae.html|title=Tony Rae|first=Volvo Ocean|last=Race|website=Volvo Ocean Race}}{{cite web|url=https://www.redbull.com/nz-en/volvo-ocean-race-tony-rae-s-rough-capetown-ride|title=Meet one of ocean racing's toughest characters|website=Red Bull }}) is a New Zealand sailor who has competed in the Volvo Ocean Race six times and the America's Cup seven times.{{cite web|url=http://www.jclassyachts.com/news/americas-cup-j-class-regatta-race-1-falls-victim-to-light-airs-1|title=America's Cup J Class Regatta Race 1 Falls Victim to Light Airs :: News :: J Class Association|website=www.jclassyachts.com}}
Early years
Sailing career
After sailing on Lion New Zealand during the 1985–86 Whitbread Round the World Race, Rae joined the New Zealand Challenge that competed on KZ 7 at the 1987 Louis Vuitton Cup. He was then part of the crew on Steinlager 2 that won every leg in the 1989–90 Whitbread Round the World Race before racing on another winner, NZ Endeavour, in the 1993–94 event. He also competed with New Zealand Challenge in the 1992 Louis Vuitton Cup.{{cite web|url=http://tvnz.co.nz/americas-cup-team-news/tony-rae-nz-5469644|title=Tony Rae (NZ)|via=TVNZ}}
He was then onboard Team New Zealand when they won the 1995 America's Cup with Black Magic. He then returned to ocean sailing, being on board Innovation Kvaerner during the 1997–98 Whitbread Round the World Race, before rejoining Team New Zealand for the 2000 and 2003 America's Cups.
He was part of Team New Zealand as a mainsail trimmer when they won the 2007 Louis Vuitton Cup, before losing the 2007 America's Cup to Alinghi 2–5.{{cite web|url=http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0406/S00091.htm|title=Grant Dalton introduces the team – Scoop News|website=www.scoop.co.nz}} He then was part of the team's entry into the 2011–12 Volvo Ocean Race, Camper Lifelovers, before the AC72 crew for the 2013 America's Cup, which Team New Zealand lost 8–9 to Oracle Racing.{{cite web|url=http://www.powerboat-world.com/n/America_s_Cup__Tony_Rae_picks_up_500kg_of_WeetBix___Video/105334 |title=America's Cup- Tony Rae picks up 500 kg of WeetBix + Video |publisher=Powerboat-world.com |accessdate=1 July 2017}}
He joined Team Vestas Wind for the 2014–15 Volvo Ocean Race, where he broke a rib before the start of leg 2. He competed in the 2017 World Masters Games with his father, Murray,{{cite web|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/91777083/former-americas-cup-winner-links-up-with-dad-for-world-masters-games|title=Former America's Cup winner links up with dad for World Masters Games|website=Stuff}} before joining the New Zealand Sailing team in the Extreme Sailing Series.
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Category:People educated at Mount Roskill Grammar School
Category:New Zealand male sailors (sport)
Category:Volvo Ocean Race sailors
Category:Team New Zealand sailors
Category:2007 America's Cup sailors
Category:2013 America's Cup sailors
Category:2003 America's Cup sailors
Category:2000 America's Cup sailors
Category:1995 America's Cup sailors
Category:1992 America's Cup sailors