David John Barnes (27 April 1958 – 23 October 2020) was a New Zealand America's Cup sailor, and three-time 470 world champion.

Born in Wellington, Barnes was educated at Tawa College.

[citation needed] Barnes skippered the KZ1 yacht which lost to the United States in the 1988 America's Cup race.

In 2013 he became involved with Kiwi Gold Sailing, a group of paralympians attempting to qualify a Sonar for the 2016 Paralympics.

The team included fellow America's Cup veteran Rick Dodson.