New Zealand’s Bay of Islands isn’t named for nothing, with over 140 pieces of land nestled alongside each other in its waters. С 30
«January 30 to February 2, this natural labyrinth» is the venue for
the annual NZ Millennium Cup sailing regatta. This year’s cup combined the
Orams Marine Race, NZ Marine Race and Boat International Race Day.
After the first race, the crew of the 34m Royal Huisman Sassafras had to withdraw from the regatta due to technical problems. The battle for
The competition continued between the 27.7m Nautor’s Swan Freya, the 33.8m
Yachting Developments Silvertip, the 48.5m Vitters Thalia
and the 28.1m Alloy Tawera, whose crew won the cup in 2017
year.
Between
Tawera and Freya crews, who consistently finished first and second, the rivalry was particularly fierce. Despite the best efforts of the Freya crew, Tawera remained unbeaten at the end of the five races and won the NZ Millennium Cup grand prize once again.
Barely had the teams been awarded the prizes when the organisers announced that
The organisers of the NZ Millennium Cup have just announced that entries are now open for the 2020 and 2021 editions of the event.
year. Future events in the future will include
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