Tauranga sailor Peter Burling has this afternoon been announced as one of the two new helmsmen for Emirates Team New Zealand ahead of the next America's Cup.
Emirates Team New Zealand announced it had completed the restructuring process that came out of the team-wide review after San Francisco and 50 people have signed on and will be working full time from Monday.
Wing trimmer in 2013 Glenn Ashby has been appointed Sailing Director and he and Peter Burling will take on helming duties.
Ashby is a multiple world and Australian champion in three multihull classes and Burling is current world Moth and, with Blair Tuke, 49er champion.
Read more about Burling in a special feature on him and his achievements here.
Dean Barker was involved in the review and restructuring process and
Emirates Team New Zealand wants to retain his services as Performance Manager and Sailing Coach with a place on the executive committee.
In the review of Emirates Team New Zealand, the team clearly identified the need for such a role. It is a crucial position for the team and we have been discussing this as a possible option for Barker since last November.