He joined New Zealand Challenge for the 1988 America's Cup and was their helmsman at the 1992 America's Cup. He was the backup helmsman for "oneAustralia" at the 1995 Louis Vuitton Cup and acted as the sailing coach of Prada Challenge at the 2000 Louis Vuitton Cup. He remained with Prada Challenge for the 2003 Louis Vuitton Cup, and sailed in the afterguard. He joined Team New Zealand as a coach for the 2007 Louis Vuitton Cup, and remained in this position for the 2013 Louis Vuitton Cup. In 2014 he joined Artemis Racing. He re-joined Team New Zealand in 2016 and was part of their successful 2017 America's Cup campaign.