Larry Ellison is expected in Auckland anytime now, as his 56m superyacht 'Zenji' has sliped into port in the Viaduct Harbour next to the old Team New Zealand 2000 base.
See the NZ Herald link HERE
In other exciting news, the official 'practice' sessions for the LVPS has been taking place since this Saturday here in Au
ckland with Team New Zealand already breaking a spinaker pole of BMW Oracles (whoops) then if that is not bad enough, almost run straight into a anchored tinny, narrowly missing it & getting its line around its keel, towing it down the harbour for a bit!
This might be possibly due to Emirates Team New Zealand lack of familiarity of the US yacht as they were both practice racing in BMW Oracle boats.
Throughout the series, the races between teams will be conducted in the equalised boat pairs of Emirates Team New Zealand (NZL84 & NZL92) & BMW Oracles (USA87 & USA98).
Crews have starting arriving in Auckland, see Emirates Team New Zealand's website for full article.
There is a special air in Auckland the moment, a friendly party, summer atmosphere which I will enjoy getting stuck into tomorrow for the Auckland Anniversary Regatta!
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