Voice of America’s Cup: Return to NZ will deliver more than just sailing
america’s cupThe voice if america’s cup -Sailing commentator Peter Montgomery -the voice of the America’s cup talked on a NZ Iheart radio podcast somewhat transcribed below that people aren’t aware of its positive flow-on effects, like creating jobs and incomes.
“More than the whole industry, more than just the tourism industry and fans coming to fill hotels rooms or whatever. There’s been a byproduct that’s come out of it that no other sport brings.”
Peter Montgomery: Sailing commentator says America’s Cup return to New Zealand will bring more than just sailing
Previous editions have all been held in Auckland, but Mayor Wayne Brown says the hosting decision is in the hands of Team New Zealand boss Grant Dalton.
Episode Transcript
seventh America’s Cup in Barcelona. It was a history-making
win for the Kiwis. They are the first team to
win the trophy for the third time.
an impact on New Zealand like no other sporting event.
Do you know about Southern Spas and Red Wire? I
mean, Southern Spas are a huge mass manufacturing operation and
composites, and now they’ve got major contracts with an organization
involved in space exploration because of their brilliant composites.
I mean, there’s a side bar to things.
all the super yachts are coming to New Zealand, where they’ve
all got to be, a lot of work has been done
and other things bring to New Zealand.
So there’s a lot of other factors rather than just
a sporting World Championship where people come in and bring supporters.
The cup that people are not considering.
say that that’s behind it and thrives, particularly in Auckland,
off the back of it.
Peter, we have more than the whole industry, more than
just a tourism industry and fans coming to fill the hotel
rooms, and more than.
Sail makers and spar makers. There’s been a byproduct that’s
come out of it that no other sport brings. And
I think that that there’s an important factor. I mean here,
Team years well Ineos had Mercedes Formula one, Alinghi had
Red Bull Formula one, Lula Rossa had Ferrari formula one,
and Team New Zealand didn’t have any of that. And
yet they had blokes with the brains and wits to
be able to do that, particularly with their foils, but
no one’s giving them any credit for that. It’s more well,
I don’t want the America’s Cup to come to New
Zealand because it will cost you know, rich white, wealthy people,
they can pay their own way, when in fact it’s
creating a whole bunch of jobs and income in an
area that people are not aware of.
