ˈæftɚ ðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd kˈʌp ðɛɹwˌɜː mˌʌltɪpəl dᵻfˈɛkʃənz tʊ ˈʌðɚ sˈɪndᵻkˌeɪts, mˈoʊst nˈoʊɾəbli kˈaʊts ænd bɹˈæd bˈʌɾɚwˌɜːθ tʊ eɪlˈɪŋhi ænd æz ɐ ɹɪzˈʌlt bˈɑːɹkɚ bɪkˌeɪm skˈɪpɚ.
After the 2000 cup there were multiple defections to other syndicates, most notably Coutts and Brad Butterworth to Alinghi and as a result Barker became skipper.