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There's a Team New Zealand America's Cup vibe to the Swedish SailGP team debuting at the season-opener in Perth this weekend

There's a Team New Zealand America's Cup vibe to the Swedish SailGP team debuting at the season-opener in Perth this weekend

16 January 2026

Driver Nathan Outteridge, wing trimmer Chris Draper and flight controller Andy Maloney have all made the leap to the new syndicate.

But they retain their links to Team New Zealand ahead of their defence of the Auld Mug next year in Italy.

Peter Burling has departed Team New Zealand, with friction over the time he was poised to devote to the Black Foils Sail GP team that he is also the CEO of.

Outteridge says the Team New Zealand management is happy with the balance.

And there will only be 12 boats competing in Perth, after the Spanish team pulled out ... their boat was damaged in yesterday's practice session and a couple of sailors were in doubt for the weekend with injuries.

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17 Jan: The Italian city of Cagliari will host the first preliminary regatta ahead of the next America's Cup

16 Jan: Swedish SailGP driver Nathan Outteridge is poised to blow out the cobwebs out as his new syndicate debuts at the season-opening event in Perth

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

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