SailGP has cancelled its upcoming event scheduled for Auckland next March over a reported legal issue concerning land for a spectator stand.
According to Marine Industry News, a dispute has arisen over how much land would be made available for the seating area at Wynyard Point, a zone of reclaimed land on Waitematā Harbour where remediation works are ongoing and which is currently leased to America’s Cup winners Emirates Team New Zealand.
The city of Auckland said that it presented alternatives to SaulGP organisers but “the unavailability of Wynyard Point land as a spectator facility proved to be a barrier to holding the event in Auckland”.
A spokesperson for SailGP said that it “continues to work…to progress planning for its Season 4 New Zealand event, 23-24 March 2024”.
Marine Industry News has more on the story HERE.