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Why its called Team NZ

Posted on September 20, 2013 by Alan Houghton - waitematawoodys.com founder

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Why its called Team NZ

I like Dean Barker, a lot, but when we knock that 9th win off, there are a few boat builders & shore crew that we all owe a big thanks to. Very few high performance racing yachts would have survived either of the above oops.

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2 thoughts on “Why its called Team NZ”

Castaway on September 20, 2013 at 6:55 am said:

It is such a great and focussed team. Amazing construction and technology. Just remember we were the first to Foil, right down here in the Antipodies !!

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jb on September 20, 2013 at 4:03 am said:

The almost-capsize makes it looks like a Meccano construction…

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