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Grant’s Blog

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Changes in the sailing landscape

Grant Dalton blogs on the happenings of the past few weeks …. I hadn’t  written...

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The wing’s in – a big day for the team

Grant Dalton blogs on stepping the AC72 wing for the first time….. Today...

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What makes an Auckland stopover so special

I can now reflect on what was a truly amazing Auckland stopover. To Tom Mayo and his team who put it all together well done,...

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Committed, determined – couldn’t ask for more

I’m addicted  to the three-hourly position reports coming in from the Volvo Ocean Race. I also seem to spend a lot of...

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Nine very good days on the water with the AC45

The Emirates Team New Zealand AC45 testing the wing extension on Auckland Harbour Grant Dalton...

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A good place to be right now ….

The view from the office window …..Grant Dalton blogs on why it’s good to be back after the...

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Onboard Camper in the Auckland to Fiji Race

Well, 2011 was a really big year for the team

Well it wasn’t all work … on board CAMPER for the race to Fiji Grant...

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The Cape Town reality: itchy hands and sore legs

Grant Dalton blogs on itchy hands and legs that hurt …. I am in Auckland and the CAMPER boys...

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Wet and tired or warm and worried?

Thea wind’s up ….. Rob Salthouse and Chris NIcholson chasing hard. Grant Dalton blogs on...

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Few clues on speed in the light, light breeze

Few clues to be found at Alicante   Only a very brave man would take any sort of speed guide...

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Emirates Team New Zealand CEO Grant Dalton at his desk 19/10/2011

Grant’s Blog: Backing winners

Well that was  a close one, the French played really well but you never remember the score , just the result. Not since we...

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Grant’s Blog: We are next

The nation collectively held its breath last night as we played and beat the Wallabies but as Graham Henry said the job is...

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Settling in to the blog

Four days in and it sounds like we are heading in the right direction with our new blog. I have been keeping up to date with...

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