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  •   Home > News > Sports > Sailing

    A month away from competitive racing hasn't harmed Team New Zealand

    A month away from competitive racing hasn't harmed Team New Zealand


    The holders have started their defence of the America's Cup in emphatic style - beating Brittania in both races on Day One, the first by 41 seconds, the second by 27 seconds.

    Trimmer Andy Maloney says it was epic effort given they could've been gathering rust while sidelined from the challenger series.



    Italy has beaten Great Britain to win the inaugural Women's America's Cup.

    © 2026 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

     Other Sailing News
     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
     26 Dec: A New Zealand yacht is expected to be right in contention for the overall race win in the Sydney to Hobart classic
     23 Dec: Alinghi are back in the mix for the next America's Cup
     17 Dec: Kiwi sailor Andy Maloney is on the move in SailGP again, joining Artemis Sweden as flight controller
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