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{{Short description|Americas cup class yacht}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
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{{Infobox Americas Cup Yacht
| title        = NZL 32
| image        = Blackmagic.JPG
| caption      = ''NZL 32'' on display at New Zealand Maritime Museum, Auckland
| othernames = ''Black Magic''
| club         = {{yachtclub|Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron}}
| nat          = {{flagcountry|NZL|civil}}
| ac_year      = 1995
| type         = Monohull
| class        = [[International America's Cup Class]]
| designer     =
| builder      = McMullen & Wing yard<br />Auckland, NZ
| launched     = 1993
| owner        = [[Peter Blake (sailor)|Peter Blake]] 
| skip         = [[Russell Coutts]]
| crew         =16
| wins         = 1995 [[Louis Vuitton Cup]]<br />1995 [[America's Cup]]
| fate         =  Displayed at New Zealand Maritime Museum, Auckland
| displacement = 24.7 tons
| length       = {{convert|24.24|m|ft|abbr=on}} ([[Length overall|LOA]])<br />{{convert|18.04|m|ft|abbr=on}} ([[waterline length|LWL]])
| beam         = {{convert|4.05|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| draft        = {{convert|4.0|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| sail         = {{convert|330|m2|sqft|abbr=on}}
| notes        =
}}

'''''NZL 32''''', or '''''Black Magic''''', is an [[International Americas Cup Class]] yacht which won the 1995 [[America's Cup]] by defeating the American defender [[Young America (1994 yacht)|  ''Young America'']] in a 5–0 victory off San Diego, California.

==Design==
''NZL 32'' was, in many ways, the complete opposite of her predecessor ''NZL 20'' which contested the 1992 edition of the [[Louis Vuitton Cup]].<ref>[http://www.americas-cup-history.com/english/ac%20%20lvc%2095.htm Louis Vuitton 1995].</ref>

Instead of being the brainchild of one man (in the case of ''NZL 20'', Bruce Farr) she was designed by a team of [[Tom Schnackenberg]], [[Doug Peterson (yacht designer)|Doug Peterson]], [[Laurie Davidson (yacht designer)|Laurie Davidson]], David Egan, Peter Jackson, Maury Leyland, David Alan-Williams, Anthony Lehmann, Richard Karn, Wayne Smith, [[Mike Drumond]], Chris Mitchell and Neil Wilkinson. The idea was to produce a yacht that suited the crew, catering to their specific wants and needs. ''NZL 32'' was built of [[Carbon fiber|carbon fibre]] by the McMullen & Wing yard, Auckland, in 1994.

Her sister yacht, ''NZL 38'', or ''Black Magic II'', was used in the initial stages of the Louis Vuitton Cup in [[San Diego]] winning all but one race. However, [[Team New Zealand]] believed ''NZL 32'' to be faster than ''NZL 38'' and so retired her early, before the Louis Vuitton Cup semi-finals. ''NZL 38'' became a trial horse for Team New Zealand's 2000 defence of the America's Cup in Auckland, and was purchased for the 2003 Cup by the Swedish [[Victory Challenge]]. She was eventually renamed ''Cristina''.

==Career==

===Louis Vuitton Cup finals===
With ''NZL 38'' now retired, ''NZL 32'' was brought out for the final stages of the Louis Vuitton Cup. She proved to be faster than ''NZL 38'', winning 9 of 11 races in the semi-finals and 5 out of 6 in the finals against ''oneAustralia''. As the winner of the Louis Vuitton Cup, she now had the right to challenge for the America's Cup itself.

===1995 America's Cup===
By this stage, it was clear ''NZL 32'' was far superior to any of her rivals, including the winner of the defender series [[Stars & Stripes (yacht)|''Stars & Stripes'']] (USA-34). With that knowledge, ''Stars & Stripes'' skipper [[Dennis Conner]] swapped boats for the Cup matches, taking the helm of ''Young America''. While ''Young America'' didn't win the Defender's Series, she was widely believed to be faster than ''Stars & Stripes''.

''Young America'' was however no match for NZL 32. In what became known as a "blackwash", ''Black Magic'' trounced ''Young America'' 5–0 in the Cup match, and thus remains unbeaten in an [[America's Cup]] race.

===After the America's Cup===
[[Image:Blackmagic2.JPG|thumb|''NZL 32'' (underside) with silver fern]]
''NZL 32'' was used as a trial boat for the 2003 challenge of [[LE DEFI|Le Défi]] and [[China Team]].

In July 2002, she was donated to the [[Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa|Museum of New Zealand]], however there was much debate over how she should be displayed to the nation. The initial proposal was for a 'glass case' with the yacht placed inside – a giant "ship in a bottle" – however this was likened to a "glass coffin" by many and as such was abandoned.

Eventually, following the murder of Team New Zealand's inspirational leader [[Peter Blake (sailor)|Sir Peter Blake]], it was decided ''NZL 32'' would form the centrepiece of a tribute to him. This was constructed at the [[National Maritime Museum, New Zealand|National Maritime Museum]] in Auckland and was named 'Blue Water Black Magic' – an interactive exhibit and tribute to Blake. ''NZL 32'' is suspended from the ceiling and can be viewed from all angles, with much of Blake's yachting memorabilia exhibited around it.

==See also==
*[[List of IACC yachts]]

==References==
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