The news tonight of a solo sailors yacht turning up years after being abandoned reminded me of Chris Sayer. In 2002 he was forced to abandon his 6.5m racing yacht 480 kilometres west of Cape Reinga, NZ, after a collision with an unidentified object tore the keel out of
Damn! I didn’t think to repurpose this, created in 2001 for Chris Sayer’s Open 50 sponsorship proposal, into a flag contender for John Key's mad crowd-sourced flag replacement competition. Given the current “keep the old”, what about the Union Jack, maybe Southern Cross Stars, or a
In honor of Independence Day, show us something patriotic (mine is red, white and blue but is Kiwi!). This was for a sponsorship proposal. We did one with an NZ Flag, one with the Fern but both looked a bit drab. Playing around with Corel's powerclip feature I
Chris Sayer Update: I still see lots of google searches arriving here looking for information on Chris the Mini-Transat. You can find more on what “Chris Sayer (The Kiwi) - Production Manager” who “ha...
Chris Sayer (Mini Transat)
Yachting World have good coverage of the 2005 Mini Transat. Chris is not competing this time due to family commitments. Yachting World: Mini Transat 05: news index
Message from Chris Sayer. Congratulations on being Number 1! Hi all, Link below shows a bit of a supprise as I did not do so many of the races. Be nice to be able to do the same next year! Regards Chris. Link: SeaSailSurf.fr : Chris Sayer remporte le Troph饠SeaSailSurf
Message from Chris regarding the Chronos 6,50 Yacht Race
A fantastic effort from Chris Sayer and Pierre-Yves Moreau, in NZL 403, to win all three legs of The Open Demi-Cle Race. General Ranking Of The Race (pos 1-3: click for full results): Rgs Ident. Concurrents Grp/Cl HH:MM:SS Club / Pays 1 NZL 403 (SAYER CHRIS, MOREAU PIERRE
Mini Transat qualifier heads to Cardiff
Chris returned to France a few days before the mini Fastnet, a two handed race from Douarnenez, around the Scilly Isle, Fastnet Rock and back to France. He had been in NZ for two weeks for the launch of the book "Oceans Alone". All that first night was
“We sponsored Chris’ rig because he is one of the true achievers in New Zealand sailing,” said David Barnaby, Southern Spars’ Designer. “In the 1999 event he was third in a boat he built himself.” “Last year he lost his new boat in the Tasman after hitting a submerged object.
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You may see Chris Sayer this month as he is back in NZ to promote Rebecca Hayter's book, OCEANS ALONE. OCEANS ALONE: Chris Sayer's solos adventures on the high seas By Rebecca Hayter, ISBN 1869504666, RRP $34.99, Release Date 24 May 2004 Interviews confirmed with:
