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Cowie and Davis finished fifth at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and were also fifth in the Soling class at Sydney along with 3rd crewman Alan Smith.
Cowie and Davis finished fifth at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and were also fifth in the Soling class at Sydney along with 3rd crewman Alan Smith.
Cowie teamed with ex-American Rod Davis in the Star class to finish second to the American crew. Cowie was the yachting section team leader for New Zealand at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. In international keelboat racing Cowie has been in winning teams in the Kenwood Cup (for Japan).
Cowie was part of Willi Illbruck"s successful Pinta crew, winning the 1993 and 1994 One Ton Cup (for Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron, New Zealand) and the 1993 Admiral"s Cup (for Germany).