Murray Ross (sailor)

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Murray Ross (born in Whangarei, New Zealand, in 1950^[1]) is a New Zealand sailor and yacht designer who competed at the Summer Olympics and in the Whitbread Around the World race.

Ross sailed a Flying Dutchman with Jock Bilger, coming second at the 1971 Flying Dutchman World Championships before sailing at the 1972 Olympics, finishing 9th. They again finished second at the 1975 World Championships before competing at the 1976 Olympics, finishing 12th. New Zealand boycotted the 1980 Summer Olympics and so Ross did not compete.

Ross has competed in four Whitbread Around the World races, in 1985–86 he sailed with NZI Enterprise, in 1989–90 he was on the second place Fisher & Paykel NZ, in 1993–94 he spent one leg on board eventual W60 winner Yamaha,^[2] and in the 1997–98 race he was on Toshiba with Dennis Conner.

In 1999 Ross joined Connor's Stars & Stripes in a support role for the 2000 Louis Vuitton Cup. He played a similar role for Luna Rossa Challenge for the 2003 Louis Vuitton Cup.^[3]

He has designed a series of boats, including the Ross 930.^[4]

References

v t e 1972 New Zealand Olympic team
Archery	Robin Sampson
Athletics	Laurie D'Arcy Rod Dixon Jack Foster Sue Haden Penny Hunt Roger Johnson Terry Manners Brenda Matthews Dave McKenzie Les Mills Tony Polhill Dick Quax Bevan Smith Robin Tait Dick Tayler Gavin Thorley
Boxing	Jeff Rackley Pat Ryan
Canoeing	Donald Cooper Tom Dooney
Cycling	Bruce Biddle Paul Brydon John Dean Vern Hanaray Harry Kent Neil Lyster Robert Oliver Blair Stockwell
Gymnastics	Diane Foote Terry Sale
Field hockey	Jeff Archibald Arthur Borren Jan Borren John Christensen Greg Dayman Chris Ineson Ross McPherson Barry Maister Selwyn Maister Trevor Manning Arthur Parkin Ramesh Patel Alan Patterson Kevin Rigby Ted Salmon Warwick Wright
Judo	Rick Littlewood
Rowing	John Clark Trevor Coker Warren Cole Ross Collinge Simon Dickie Joe Earl John Hunter Tony Hurt Dick Joyce Peter Lindsay David Lindstrom Noel Mills Chris Nilsson Gary Robertson Dudley Storey Dick Tonks Wybo Veldman Murray Watkinson Lindsay Wilson
Sailing	Fraser Beer Jock Bilger Noel Everett Con Linton Steve Marten Murray Ross Jack Scholes Bret de Thier Ron Watson
Shooting	Ian Ballinger Graeme McIntyre Bruce McMillan Mike Watt
Swimming	Heather Coombridge Colin Herring Susan Hunter John McConnochie Jaynie Parkhouse Mark Treffers
Weightlifting	John Bolton Tony Ebert Brian Marsden
Wrestling	David Aspin
Chef de Mission: Joe McManemin

v t e 1976 New Zealand Olympic team
Athletics	Anne Garrett Murray Cheater Rod Dixon Jack Foster Sue Jowett Dick Quax Euan Robertson Kevin Ryan John Walker Dianne Zorn
Boxing	Robert Colley David Jackson
Canoeing	Donald Cooper Ian Ferguson Rod Gavin John Leonard
Cycling	Garry Bell Vern Hanaray Jamie Richards Mike Richards
Diving	Rebecca Ewert
Equestrian	Joe Yorke
Field hockey	Paul Ackerley Jeff Archibald Arthur Borren Alan Chesney John Christensen Greg Dayman Tony Ineson Barry Maister Selwyn Maister Trevor Manning Neil McLeod Alan McIntyre Arthur Parkin Mohan Patel Ramesh Patel Les Wilson
Rowing	Ian Boserio Trevor Coker Simon Dickie Peter Dignan Joe Earl Viv Haar Tony Hurt Danny Keane David Lindstrom Des Lock Tim Logan Grant McAuley Alec McLean Bob Murphy Dave Rodger David Simmons Ivan Sutherland Lindsay Wilson
Sailing	Brett Bennett Jock Bilger Gavin Bornholdt Jonty Farmer Mark Paterson Hugh Poole Murray Ross Chris Urry
Shooting	Ian Ballinger Graeme McIntyre Grant Taylor John Woolley
Swimming	Allison Calder John Coutts Susan Hunter John McConnochie Brett Naylor Rebecca Perrott Monique Rodahl Lynne Rowe Mark Treffers
Weightlifting	Rory Barrett Brian Marsden Phillip Sue
Wrestling	David Aspin Barry Oldridge
Chef de Mission: Bill Holley

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