Half a mil in funding could’ve kept SAIL GP in Akld - Coutts

About this episode

Sir Russell Coutts discusses how an additional half a million dollars in funding could have kept Sail GP in New Zealand.

A extra half million dollars in funding could have kept Sail GP on New Zealand waters, according to event founder Sir Russell Coutts. Last month the government declined to fund the grand prix of catamaran racing, which travels around the globe each series. It's raced in Aotearoa four times before. Auckland was hoping to host it again and had committed cash. Sail GP Founder Sir Russell Coutts spoke to Lisa Owen.

People in this episode

Host: Lisa Owen

Guest: Sir Russell Coutts

Topics covered

• funding
• Sail GP
• catamaran racing
• Auckland
• government funding
• event management

Keywords

• Sail GP
• funding
• catamaran racing
• Auckland
• Sir Russell Coutts
• government funding

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: SAIL GP

Places: New Zealand, Auckland, Aotearoa

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