If you remember Sydney's post, the GP sailboat race was disrupted when the Canadian boat was demasted. Then in Christchurch, we discovered that the next race was due to be in Lyttleton harbor.
Well, it happened over the weekend, and with the Kiwi's trying to edge into the Australian crew's overall lead in the team standings, it got lots of TV coverage. After five races it came down to a final race -- NZ, Australia and (with a strong finish against Britain) the team from Canada.
It turns out the Canadians had turned to a Kiwi to skipper their boat, so he had a bit of a home field advantage. Phil Robertson had done the broadcast coverage for the America's Cup in Auckland, and, in an interview he said he couldn't cut it as a commentator, so he had to go back to a "paying" job.
All the focus was on the rivalry between the Kiwis and the Aussies, but the dark horse Canadians took off at the starting line and never looked back. NZ finished second and Australia, third. This series will finish off in San Francisco next month, with the top 3 racers going for a million dollar prize.
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| from the TV coverage |
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