Sports
There are plans to host a round of the V8 Supercars in Auckland City. This will be a street race which is getting a lot of comment from those who use the streets. I commute via this area daily but think that the benefits from the event will be worth
Chris Sayer (Mini Transat)
"I have only just got back to Caen after 3 weeks away on 403 [his Mini Transat Yacht]. The boat got a good testing again due to the weather and stood up to it better than I did. I left Caen for Pornichet the Saturday that they decieded to
Sports
Interesting article on the design of Mini Transat 650 Yachts by Brett Bakewell-White. New Zealand Division of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects newsletter - Issue 20 • December 2003 (Click to Open PDF format file) Image Info: Yacht Design & Base Image by Brett Bakewell-White, Sponsor & number layout: Chris
Chris Sayer (Mini Transat)
Message from Chris ~ 28-04-04: "I am in Pornichet getting ready for the 300Nm solo race that starts on Friday. Had a hell of a trip sailing here from Caen. Had to be here for the measurement date of the boat set by classe mini so ended up beating down
Chris Sayer (Mini Transat)
I first met Chris in 1996 as we happened to work in the same building. I worked for a furniture company & he was a full time boat builder by day but spent every other spare second finishing his 6.5m (21ft) yacht for a Single-Handed Trans-Atlantic Race. To me
Aviation
If this is accurate it seems like New Zealand is in the Americas Cup business again. There had been some doubt as its hard work getting the required budget but it looks like it’s going to happen. Emirates Sponsors Team NZ 28/04/2004 07:15 AM - Denise
