News | Sailing
28 Jan 2026 12:01
NZCity News
NZCity CalculatorReturn to NZCity

  • Start Page
  • Personalise
  • Sport
  • Weather
  • Finance
  • Shopping
  • Jobs
  • Horoscopes
  • Lotto Results
  • Photo Gallery
  • Site Gallery
  • TVNow
  • Dating
  • SearchNZ
  • NZSearch
  • Crime.co.nz
  • RugbyLeague
  • Make Home
  • About NZCity
  • Contact NZCity
  • Your Privacy
  • Advertising
  • Login
  • Join for Free

  •   Home > News > Sports > Sailing

    The New Zealand SailGP team is tempering expectations ahead of their home regatta in Auckland starting this afternoon

    The New Zealand SailGP team is tempering expectations ahead of their home regatta in Auckland starting this afternoon


    After two years racing in Christchurch - this year's event has shifted north to the City of Sails.

    Wing trimmer Blair Tuke admits any home field advantage may not be so straightforward.



    Fleet racing gets underway at 4pm.

    SAIL GP COVERAGE WITH CHAMPAGNE BOLLINGER.  A POWERFUL, COMPLEX AND REFINED STYLE

    © 2026 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

     Other Sailing News
     17 Jan: The Italian city of Cagliari will host the first preliminary regatta ahead of the next America's Cup
     16 Jan: There's a Team New Zealand America's Cup vibe to the Swedish SailGP team debuting at the season-opener in Perth this weekend
     16 Jan: Swedish SailGP driver Nathan Outteridge is poised to blow out the cobwebs out as his new syndicate debuts at the season-opening event in Perth
     30 Dec: The glory of crossing the line first in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race might have been celebrated in the bars beyond Constitution Dock, but the contest for the Tattersall Cup to crown the overall handicap winner remains on the water
     28 Dec: The leading contenders have now reached the coast of Tasmania in another dramatic Sydney to Hobart yacht race
     27 Dec: In the Sydney to Hobart yacht race, Comanche remains around four miles ahead of LawConnect in the lead, with 340 miles to go
     27 Dec: The Sydney to Hobart fleet has lost its first 100-foot supermaxi, with Wild Thing 100 retiring from the 80th running of the race on the first night of sailing
     Top Stories

    RUGBY RUGBY
    All Blacks halfback Cam Roigard has extended his contract with New Zealand Rugby by two seasons until the end of 2029 More...


    BUSINESS BUSINESS
    A new name for Wellington's stadium More...



     Today's News

    Education:
    Inside NASA's space shuttle Challenger disaster that could have been stopped 40 years ago 11:47

    Cricket:
    Black Caps pace bowler Lockie Ferguson is inching closer to an international cricket return in time for the T20 World Cup 11:37

    Entertainment:
    Ashton Kutcher insists he didn't base his The Beauty character on Elon Musk 11:31

    Rugby:
    All Blacks halfback Cam Roigard has extended his contract with New Zealand Rugby by two seasons until the end of 2029 11:27

    National:
    Rocket or arugula? How a salad vegetable mapped the Italian diaspora 11:17

    Education:
    Why time feels like it speeds up as we age 11:17

    Cricket:
    The England cricket team's midnight curfew has had an immediate impact 11:07

    Wellington:
    The search continues for a helicopter believed to have crashed near Paekakariki Hill Road at 7.30amnorth of Wellington 11:07

    Entertainment:
    Chris Noth was "disappointed" by the way his Sex and the City co-star Sarah Jessica Parker turned on him after he was accused of sexual assault by multiple women 11:01

    Law and Order:
    Police are asking for help in finding Christchurch man Roy Markland - with grave concerns for his welfare, after he was last seen yesterday leaving his Burnside address 10:47


     News Search






    Power Search


    © 2026 New Zealand City Ltd