Hundreds of dedicated fans have turned out to welcome the America's Cup winning team Emirates New Zealand. In doing so, he usurped New Zealand's nemesis, Oracle Team USA skipper Jimmy Spithill, who won the cup in 2010 aged 30 and was hoping for a third successive victory. "To bring the Cup home has just blown us away," he said. Blair Tuke said it was "a lot of hard work" before the campaign to get to the Cup home. The team would then take to the water, and sail around the Viaduct Basin, North Wharf, Hobson Wharf, Princes Wharf and Queens Wharf where the Cloud is situated.

Source: Otago Daily Times July 05, 2017 00:54 UTC