America³ Hires New Zealand Woman to Provide Technology
Support for All-Women America's Cup Sailing Team

SAN DIEGO, California - October 20, 1994 - The America3 Foundation has signed on Auckland native Alison Hamilton, 39, as Sailing Data Analyst to provide essential computer support for its historic all-women America's Cup team.

As part of her position with the America3 1995 campaign, Hamilton is responsible for day-to-day management of all computer systems aboard the America3 tender, Chubasco. She also oversees the technical side of the testing program for the team's boats and sails, a position held during the America3 winning 1992 campaign by fellow New Zealander Grant Spanhake.

Hamilton has been sailing and racing in the U.S. and abroad for many years. Her racing credentials include crew member in 1993 aboard two-time America's Cup winner Intrepid, which she raced in both Newport, Rhode Island, and San Diego. Before that, she was in New Zealand sailing and racing with former husband, boat builder Keith Eade, on their yacht, City Limits.

Hamilton brings to her new position considerable computer skills in a variety of positions. She studied both in the United States and New Zealand, spending considerable time in both countries. Most recently, she worked as a Technical Consultant to Logistech, Inc., implementing a bilingual customs compliance accounting system, and the Auto Trader Network, for whom she set up a support structure linking car dealerships in San Diego. Before coming to San Diego, she was Information Systems Coordinator for Telecom Auckland. Prior to that, she spent eight years with Wang Laboratories in Tewksbury, Massachusetts, and Auckland, N.Z., providing customer engineering services for a variety of federal and commercial accounts.

"Alison is a real asset to our technology team," said Bill Unkel, Director of Technology for America3. "In addition to her technical expertise and hands-on experience, she is also an avid yachtswoman - a wonderful blending of talents for this position."

Hewlett Packard is the official computer supplier of computer equipment to the America3 1995 America's Cup campaign. HP is supplying computers to support all aspects of the operation, including technical and design teams; marketing, public relations and administration; and shore and sail operations.

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