New Zealand’s SailGP helmsman Peter Burling is hopeful a Lyttelton leg will still go ahead at some stage.
Officials revealed its application to access MIQ facilities for teams and staff had been declined by the New Zealand Government.
The event was due to be held in Lyttelton next January.
Sitting alongside teammate Blair Tuke, Burling expressed disappointment at the news.
“We’d love to have a home event and you know, that news makes it a lot harder to happen” he says.
Burling remains hopeful, however, it will take place in New Zealand at some stage “down the road”. (Source: Other)
“But I think the team as SailGP, everyone’s doing everything they can to try and come to some kind of solution. Whether it’s for this year or one down the road. We’ll have to wait and see.”
New Zealand is currently 8th on the race leaderboard, and first on the impact leader board.
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