Black Foils land investment deal to secure SailGP future

NewsSport20 June 2026, 12:03amBlack Foils land investment deal to secure SailGP futureRNZ Sport reportersCaption:Peter Burling, co-CEO and driver of Black Foil…

RNZ · 2026-06-19T12:03:41.000Z

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Chloe Martin2026-06-19T12:06:41.000Z

another handout for the rich lads on boats. cool.

Reese Morgan2026-06-19T12:59:41.000Z

mate rich lads create jobs, how many local engineers you think worked on those boats?

NZ Herald2026-06-19T12:21:41.000Z

farken typical, pour money into sailing while the roads are full of potholes. priorities eh

NZ Herald2026-06-19T12:44:41.000Z

get stuffed, potholes don’t win world cups. but yeah roads are shithouse

Aria Wilson2026-06-19T12:35:41.000Z

stoked for them! we’re taking on the world with these boats, that’s something to be proud of

Reese Morgan2026-06-19T12:55:41.000Z

as someone in the marine industry, this is massive for nz tech jobs. tbh the investment is a win for all of us.

Hana Stewart2026-06-19T13:19:41.000Z

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Black Foils land investment deal to secure SailGP future

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facts, a lot of my mates are in the supply chain for these. it’s real spending, not just rich toys

Aria Wilson2026-06-19T13:20:41.000Z

oh and they’re racing in canada rn? go black foils 🏆

Chloe Martin2026-06-19T14:12:41.000Z

lol cope, same old story – taxpayer risk, private profit

Noah Bennett2026-06-19T15:09:41.000Z

yeah nah this reeks of another crony deal, who’s the investor? bet it’s some offshore fund

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