Mattias Coutts / Oscar Gunn

Mattias Coutts arrived in the 49er with serious foiling pedigree as a former Moth world champion, and has paired with Oscar Gunn to lead New Zealand's next generation in the men's skiff.

The duo announced themselves in 2026 with a strong showing at French Olympic Week in Hyeres, winning their final race to climb to ninth, their best result as a team, and battled into the gold fleet at the World Championship in Quiberon.

They carry New Zealand's hopes forward after the country's Paris 2024 silver medallists stepped away.

Oscar Gunn crews for former Moth world champion Mattias Coutts in a New Zealand pairing carrying the torch after the country's Paris 2024 silver medallists stepped away.

Gunn helped drive the boat to a breakthrough ninth at the 2026 Hyeres regatta and through the cut into the gold fleet at the 2026 Worlds.

The young Kiwi crew build toward a home-region Olympics at Los Angeles 2028.