Davies was on the second-placed "Merit Cup" in the 1997–98 Whitbread Round the World Race. He then sailed with America One in the 2000 Louis Vuitton Cup, before helming the winning "Illbruck Challenge" in the 2001–02 Volvo Ocean Race. He joined Team New Zealand as a part of their weather team for the 2003 America's Cup. He was a member of New Zealand's afterguard for both the 2007 and 2013 America's Cups and backup helmsman for the 2017 America's Cup.