Investigation emerges from SailGP event

The penultimate event of Season 3 for SailGP is under investigation due to the risk the foiling F50s posed to sea life at the racing venue of Lyttelton Harbour in Christchurch, New Zealand.

When news came out prior to the racing on March 18-19 for how race management sought to protect the Hector’s dolphins, which were well known residents of the marine mammal sanctuary, it appeared there was more to the story, and now that looks to be the case.

Reported by Kiwi media newsroom, what didn’t halt the race’s momentum – from a public relations perspective – was news of a Department of Conservation (DoC) investigation into the event, and questions are now being asked about whether there was an element of control about when details were released about the investigation…

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