to take this position and accepted the offer to become CEO and skipper of a newly formed Japanese syndicate. On 21 May 2015, Barker was announced as CEO and skipper of the Japanese challenger, Softbank Team Japan. Barker was the helmsman of the challenge from the New York Yacht Club to the 2021 America's Cup. The team lost in the semifinals of the qualifying event 2021 Prada Cup against Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli, despite a strong start in the qualifying event. Summary of sailing career 1988: P-Class Tanner Cup (1st), P-Class Tauranga Cup (1st) 1991: NZ Laser National Champs (1st) 1993: Asian Pacific Laser Champs (1st), NZ Matchracing Champs (1st), world youth Laser champs (10th) 1994: NZ Matchracing champs (1st) 1995: NZ Matchracing champs (1st) 1996: Finn class world ranking (15th), Olympic Finn class trials (5th), Kenwood Cup (3rd) 1997: Steinlager Line 7 Cup (2nd), NZ Matchracing champs (2nd), Sydney-Hobart (9th) 1998: Australia Cup (1st), ACI Cup Croatia (2nd), Swedish Match Cup (3rd), Kenwood Cup (1st) 2001: ISAF World Matchracing champs (1st) 2003: Skipper and helmsman of America's Cup defender Team New Zealand (beaten 0–5 by challenger Alinghi) 2004: Olympic Games, Finn class (13th) 2005: Congressional Cup (1st) 2006: MedCup TP52 circuit (2nd) 2007: Louis Vuitton Cup winner and America's Cup challenger (beaten 2–5 by defender Alinghi) 2009: Louis Vuitton Pacific Series (1st) 2009: Audi MedCup TP52 circuit (1st) 2010: Audi MedCup TP52 circuit (1st) 2010: Louis Vuitton Trophy (3 championship wins) 2011: America's Cup World Series 2013: Louis Vuitton Cup winner and America's Cup challenger 2017: Louis Vuitton Cup skipper of the Softbank Team Japan 2021: Prada Cup helmsman of the American Magic (beaten 0-4 in semifinals by Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli) References Sailing World article External links Official Website of Emirates Team New Zealand Kiwi Yachting Dean Barker and Partner Buy Into Nexus Marine, 26 February 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20100618062911/http://www.nexusmarine.se/Default.aspx?epslanguage=EN https://web.archive.org/web/20100710111603/http://www.nexusmarine.se/templates/NewsPage348.aspx?epslanguage=EN https://web.archive.org/web/20110719073812/http://www.tourvoile.fr/fr/2010/actualite/les-news/bapteme-du-premier-m34.html 1972 births Living people New Zealand male sailors (sport) Team New Zealand sailors Extreme Sailing Series sailors Olympic sailors of New Zealand Sailors at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Finn 2017 America's Cup sailors 2013 America's Cup sailors 2007 America's Cup sailors 2003 America's Cup sailors 2000 America's Cup sailors 2021 America's Cup sailors American Magic People from Takapuna People educated at Westlake Boys High School