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Sail-World’s Richard Gladwell interviewed Noel (Nitro) Drennan, on the Sail-World stand at the Auckland International Boat Show.
For those who do not know Noel, he is a four time America’s Cup campaigner (mostly with US based challengers) and is a Volvo Ocean race winner, as one of the crew aboard illbruck Challenge in the 2001/02 event.
A veteran of 25 Sydney Hobart races (the latest on Alfa Romeo), Drennan has just joined a very elite group who have won the Volvo Ocean Race and the America’s Cup.
(He’s called ‘Nitro’ after sailing on a Melbourne yacht, called Nitro, when he was young – and the name has stuck. Nothing to do with an explosive personality, or anything like that – far from it in fact …Â Details
On Thursday, the opening day of the Auckland International Boat Show, Sail-World’s America’s Cup Editor, Richard Gladwell spoke with James Spithill on the Sail-World stand close to the Halsey Street entrance. In this first part of a two part interview, we cover the opening stanzas of Race 1, of the 33rd America’s Cup; alarms on the super multihulls; the areas of strength of USA-17; scariest moments and the mast breakage … Details
Website covers outrigger, SUP, Surf Ski, Paddleboard and more
Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 10 March, 2010 : – – San Clemente, California — The World Paddle Association (WPA) is proud to announce the launch of their website. The site will serve as a source of information regarding events, resources and news for the Outrigger, Surf Ski, Paddleboard, and SUP communities … Details