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  •   Home > News > Sports > Sailing

    The New Zealand SailGP team feels they're beginning to find their sea legs after three promising results at the series' latest event in Denmark

    The New Zealand SailGP team feels they're beginning to find their sea legs after three promising results at the series' latest event in Denmark


    The Kiwi sailors have secured two podiums on the first day, with finishes of third, sixth and second in the opening three races.

    They sit fifth in the standings with 14 points, just four off leaders Australia

    Blair Tuke says training and day one in Denmark have gone well.



    New Zealand was docked two points in the final race after colliding with the French crew.

    There's two more fleet races to go.

    © 2026 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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     14 Feb: The Black Foils believe there to be a high likelihood of Sail GP returning to Auckland beyond this year
     14 Feb: Black Foils skipper Peter Burling's experiences with a wild Waitemata Harbour has him expecting enthralling racing for this weekend's Auckland stop of SailGP
     13 Feb: All 13 teams are set to start this weekend's SailGP regatta in Auckland, where some tough weather conditions should at least guarantee exciting racing ... assuming it doesn't get too ferocious on the Waitemata
     13 Feb: The fastest SailGP team on water is off the market ahead of this weekend's regatta in Auckland
     13 Feb: The Black Foils may miss taking to the water to test repairs on their boat today ahead of this weekend's SailGP Auckland regatta
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