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Celandine wins the first NZ Marine Cup (Gareth Cooke/Subzero Images)

SY Celandine wins first NZ Marine Cup

The smallest superyacht in the field, the 95 ft (29m) cruising yacht Celandine won the first New Zealand Marine Cup, the Kiwi Kawau Challenge, sailed on Thursday 4 March. 

Race director Hal director Hal Wagstaff, of the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron, advised Celandine won on handicap by 12 minutes, 48 seconds from SY Shenandoah with SY Drumbeat a further 23 minutes, 33 seconds behind in third place. 

“All three yachts enjoyed a fantastic day’s racing through the beautiful islands of Auckland’s Hauraki Gulf,” said Mark Wightman, chairman of the New Zealand Marine Export Group (NZ Marine) which hosted the event. More...

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