Seabreeze.com.au
Buy & Sell
Gallery
Gallery
Seabreeze Seabreeze
Weather
Buy & Sell Forums Gallery Login Join (Free) Help
Categories
News Latest weather & sport news Articles How-to guides across every sport Help Help, tricks & tips

Gladwell's Line: America's Cup investment a smart move for New Zealand

SailingSailing


2:02 AM Sat 30 Apr 2011 GMT
'Kiwi Magic, KZ-7’s performance in the 1986 Louis Vuitton Cup helped set up the multi-billion dollar a year NZ marine industry' &copy Rolex/Daniel Forster
On the back of the Emirates Team NZ funding and America's Cup challenge announcement there has been a lot of media comment, most of it negative on whether NZ Economic Development should be investing in the New Zealand team. Most of this comment has been negative and ill-informed and comes off an 'eat the rich' mentality that pervades so much of what passes for media commentary in New Zealand on pretty well any topic. In New Zealand, earning more than the average wage makes you a 'high earner'; anyone who earns more than $100,000 per year is considered to be ...


Click here for full story.


by Richard Gladwell



Newsfeed supplied by

Your local Change
Sydney (Coastal), NSW · Updated 8:00 pm
Shower or two.
12 °C
Shower or two.
Feels 11 °C · 3 kn W
Fri
Shower or two.
16°
Sat
Partly cloudy.
18°
Sun
Possible shower.
16°
Mon
Sunny.
18°
Sailing Articles
QLD Coast in Winter: Dry Season Tactics
Sailing Sailing
QLD Coast in Winter: Dry Season Tactics
VHF Radio on the Water: Channels and Calls
Sailing Sailing
VHF Radio on the Water: Channels and Calls
Overnight at Anchor: Setting Up Right
Sailing Sailing
Overnight at Anchor: Setting Up Right
SeabreezeSeabreeze
Buy & Sell
F2 Patrik Dielthelm

125 cm x 125 litres

A great beginner board in good condition. Ideal for anyone looking to get into...

VIC

$500
2026 Flow Dwing V1

V1 DWing 4.2m located in Tasmania. Parawing

TAS

$550
2017 North Vegas

12 metre

Excellent condition, unused and still crispy! Just pumped up to take pictures....

WA

$800
2025 Ozone Torque

136 cm

This board holds down a lot of power and cuts through choppy water really well...

WA

$1,000
2023 Flysurfer Peak5

2.5 metre

Flysurfer Peak5 single skin kite, unused. Great for high wind kitefoiling,...

WA

$595
2025 Tribal Mk3

36cm MK3 Tribal Slalom in fin in excellent condition, tuttle box $350 24cm UFO...

SA

$350
2026 Duotone Midfish 48L

5' 5"

A new board used a couple of times for a FOILERS Podcast review. They retail at...

WA

$1,390
View more...
Weather

Sydney weather

Melbourne weather

Brisbane weather

Perth weather

Adelaide weather

Darwin weather

Hobart weather

Canberra weather

Location Map

Location Search

Rain Radar

Activities

Kitesurfing

Windsurfing

Stand up paddle

Surfing

Boating

Sailing

Fishing

News

Articles

About

About us

Contact us

Support

Write To Us

Help/FAQ

Report Bug

Suggestion Box

Copyright © 1997-2026 Seabreeze.com.au
Terms of use
Privacy policy