bˈɑːɹkɚ stˈɑːɹɾᵻd tˈiːm nˈuː zˈiːləndz kwˈɛst tə tˈeɪk ðə kˈʌp bˈæk tə nˈuː zˈiːlənd baɪ wˈɪnɪŋ ðə tʃˈælɪndʒɚz tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvən lˈuːi vjˈuːɪʔˌn̩ kˈʌp— bˈiːɾɪŋ ðɪ ɪtˈæliən lˈuːnɚ ɹˈɔsə tʃˈælɪndʒ tˈiːm fˈaɪv zˈiəɹoʊ ɪnðə fˈaɪnəl ˈæftɚ ðə pɹˈiːviəs ᵻlˌɪmᵻnˈeɪʃən ʌvðɪ ˈʌðɚ nˈaɪn tʃˈælɪndʒɚz.
Barker started Team New Zealand's quest to take the Cup back to New Zealand by winning the challengers' 2007 Louis Vuitton Cup— beating the Italian Luna Rossa Challenge team 5–0 in the final after the previous elimination of the other 9 challengers.