New Zealand hopes for SailGP victory in home event with strong winds forecast
9 months, 2 weeks ago

New Zealand hopes for SailGP victory in home event with strong winds forecast

Associated Press  

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand has a chance to close the gap on series leader Australia in its home SailGP event at Lyttelton on New Zealand’s South Island over the weekend. The New Zealand event is the ninth of 13 legs in the series and with around 22,000 tickets sold is being billed as the largest ticketed sailing event in history. Nathan Outteridge drove the New Zealand boat into second place in Burling’s absence but will drive for last-place place Switzerland this weekend. “It’s definitely been an interesting season but looking forward to our home event now and trying to ramp up into the Grand Final,” said Burling, who drove the New Zealand boat to wins in his last two events before his break.

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Burling beats the British again, skippering the Black Foils to victory in SailGP’s season opener
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Burling beats the British again, skippering the Black Foils to victory in SailGP’s season opener

Associated Press  

Peter Burling skippered the New Zealand Black Foils to victory in SailGP’s season-opening regatta in Dubai on Sunday, once again beating a British crew as he did in winning his third straight America’s Cup a month ago. Burling skippered Emirates Team New Zealand to a 7-2 win against INEOS Britannia in the 37th America’s Cup in Barcelona in October. I’m …

Slingsby skippers the Flying Roo ahead of Kiwi rival Burling in SailGP’s opening regatta
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Slingsby skippers the Flying Roo ahead of Kiwi rival Burling in SailGP’s opening regatta

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Tom Slingsby of Australia mastered the light air to dominate the third fleet race and take a one-point lead over his rival from across the Tasman Sea, Peter Burling of New Zealand, in the opening regatta of SailGP’s fifth season on Saturday in Dubai. The Australians had finishes of 3-5-1 aboard their Flying Roo 50-foot foiling catamaran to take a …

New Zealand wins home leg of SailGP; takes series lead as Australia crashes
9 months, 2 weeks ago

New Zealand wins home leg of SailGP; takes series lead as Australia crashes

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CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — New Zealand won its home leg of the SailGP series on Sunday to take the overall series lead from Australia who collided with a mark in the first fleet race of the day and took no further part in the event. The latest leg on Lyttelton Harbour near Christchurch on the South Island was condensed to …

Burling beats Slingsby for Kiwis’ 1st SailGP regatta victory
2 years, 5 months ago

Burling beats Slingsby for Kiwis’ 1st SailGP regatta victory

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Team New Zealand skipper Peter Burling got his long-awaited first SailGP win on Sunday, knocking off sailing royalty while competing in front of real royalty in Plymouth, England. Burling steered the Kiwis’ foiling 50-foot catamaran to victory in the podium race of the Great Britain Sail Grand Prix, beating his rival from across the Tasman Sea, Tom Slingsby, to end …

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