SailGP teams competing during the Sydney event earlier this year. Photo: Getty ImagesChristchurch is on the cusp of signing a deal with SailGP to bring the yachting series to Lyttelton Harbour in January 2022. The event would be a coup for the city with a global broadcast audience estimated at 256 million viewers. The 2020 season was set to feature seven teams at five venues by the Covid-19 outbreak meant the only event was the Sydney round in February. Earlier this year, Burling and Tuke were confirmed as co-CEO's of the New Zealand team for the 2021 season.

Source: Otago Daily Times November 18, 2020 18:00 UTC