Jason Pine: Sports Contributor on Peter Burling's Team New Zealand departure, and Moana Pasifika's influence on Auckland

Peter Burling is bidding farewell to Team New Zealand, after leading the team to three America’s Cup wins.

Is Sail GP affecting the retention of sailors for the America’s Cup teams?

Sports Contributor Jason Pine talks to Ryan Bridge about what the departure means for sailing in New Zealand, and are Moana Pasifika Auckland’s favourite rugby team?

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
It is fourteen after four news talks. He'd be so
Peter Berling is faring well, bidding farewell to the team
he's had on the America's Cup, and we're going to
have Grunt Dalton on the show to discuss the reasons why.
After five Jason Pine hosted Weekend Sports with Us here Now,
Hi Jason, good to have you on the show. So
he's leaving.

Speaker 2 (00:19):
Yeah, it came out of the blue, didn't it. I
don't think when we've back up this morning, we expected
this to be the story leading our sports news today.
But look, he's held the old mug up three times.
Incredible legacy that he has. And you must remember America's
Cup is only one of the projects that Peter Berling
has going on. He's clearly really loving life in the
Black Foils and sal Gp. There's a bit of work

(00:39):
to do there, and maybe he just thinks, well, I've
been there and done that with the America's Cup. Three up,
three down, let's put our focus somewhere else. He's also,
of course a family man. There's only so many ways
you can be pulled. I'll be interested to hear from
Grant Dalton as to the reasons but as from what
I can understand, I mean, I've got to get this
America's Cup defence up and running. You know, time is

(01:02):
not necessarily plentiful for them. So if it wasn't going
to be Peter Berling, then they have to move on
and find out who it is going to be to
helm the next America's Cup defeat.

Speaker 1 (01:11):
How much do you reckon, Jason, that sale GPS affecting
the retention of your sailors for the America's Cup teams?

Speaker 2 (01:19):
Well, a lot of sailors do both. So you know,
the America's Cup, let's not forget it is only only
comes around every few years, where a sale GP is
every year, but it does clog the calendar, and there
are you know, there are only so many days I
think that an elite level sailor can commit to doing it. Look,
I don't know whether Peter Berlin will be the first

(01:39):
domino to fall, whether you know he has won and
others will follow suit, but yeah, look, there's only so
many days in a year. And as I say, he's
got other commitments as well with sale GP and other
projects too, so something had to give. And yeah, like
I say, he's been there and done it with America's
cups and maybe he decided this was the one that
was easiest to let go.

Speaker 1 (02:00):
Hey, Moana Pacifica, are they about to become Auckland's favorite
rugby team?

Speaker 2 (02:03):
Do you reckon about? I don't know. They might already
be after last week. I think tomorrow is going to
be a great occasion at Eden Park. Is the early
game ahead of the OPAKI final at eden Park tomorrow
night as well. But I think Mawana Pacifica are really
hot charts of beating the Blues. Funnily enough, if you
hover above it and you look down, you say, well, actually,

(02:23):
the Blues are probably favorites, even though Moana have found
a bit of a hot streak. But I wouldn't beyond
the realm of the possibility. What I hope's a great
occasion then, Tomora Ryan, you know there should be all
sorts of fans for both sides. What's the color? Lots
of energy for a double head of Eden Park. But yeah,
I mean, it wouldn't be the worst investment in the
world to check a sneaky ten on Mowana tomorrow.

Speaker 1 (02:44):
Brilliant Jason, great to have you on. Has always have
a Fantastic Weekend Jason Pine, host of Weekend Sport. Here
at News Talks, he'd be It's four seventeen.

Speaker 2 (02:51):
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