August 2, 2024 • 7 mins
New Zealand takes an Olympic sailing silver off the coast of Marseille.
Isaac McHardie and William McKenzie have finished second in the men's skiff 49er class.
It's New Zealand's sixth medal of the Paris Games, leaving us on two gold, three silver and a bronze.
D'Arcy caught up with Will McKenzie following their historic medal.
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Speaker 1 (00:06):
You're listening to the All Sport Breakfast podcast with Darcy
Waldegrave from News TALKSB.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
And it's a huge congratulations to the Kiwi Max and
I'm supposed to be getting sick of hearing that, but
it is what it is. Willie McKinsey joins US now
silver medal, carrying on the forty nine er legacy. Well,
warmest congratulations, what a wonderful, wonderful result. Could have been
better but for the abandoned races, but really a silver,
(00:32):
you must be absolutely pumped.
Speaker 3 (00:34):
Yeah, thank you very much. Yeah, Isaac and I are
extremely stoked talk away with silver the end. The ultimate
goal was of course a gold medal, and we put
ourselves within reach of it, but Spanish our really good
race today and deserve the gold. But we're super stoked
to bring home a silver Funny Zeland, and we're extremely
(00:54):
proud of what we've accomplished and what our team has
sort of set out here and achieved, and I mean
it's just an unreal feeling.
Speaker 2 (01:03):
So on the last day of comp petition, just talk
us through how it operated, because the Spanish sailed particularly
well and simply couldn't be reeled in.
Speaker 3 (01:13):
Yeah, So The final race is the top ten boats
of the regatta, and it's a double points regatta, double
points race. Sorry, so whatever you score as effectively the
score of two. And we were off to a good
start and we needed to put We needed to beat
the Spanish by about five places, but they said well,
(01:35):
and they got off to an early lead and we
sort of were following them in second place around the
whole racetrack, so we would have had to pass them
and put a few boats between us, but that wasn't
meant to be.
Speaker 2 (01:47):
As far as what happened earlier on in the regatta,
and when things got abandoned, difficult for yourself and Isaac
to actually lift from that because you were in a
gold medal position. But they just disappeared because the wind disappeared.
So talk us through if you could.
Speaker 3 (02:01):
Yeah, yeah, yesterday was a very strange day. We had
two of the middle race. I think in the first
attempt we were sitting in silver and then the wind
got all weird and abandoned, and then the second race
we sailed well in the Spanish were on the back foot,
so we rounded the top market second I think, and
(02:22):
the Spanish were back in eight and that would have
been enough to secure gold, but again the same thing happened.
The wind sort of ran away from us and left
us floating around with no breeze, and the race committee
decided to abandon the race, which was the right call
at the time, but it would have put us in gold,
and of course it was running through our heads and
(02:45):
it was hard to sort of reset from that. But
we we got home, we rested up, we reset, and
we just came out attacking today and silver is still
an awesome result for us.
Speaker 2 (02:57):
It is did you have like processes in place to
deal with that with the vagaries of the weather. Being
a sailor, you'd be used to it, it can't actually
wreak your entire day, can recon entire week, So you
knew we had to go through to retool to get
around so you can actually work again and make it
work today.
Speaker 3 (03:13):
Yeah, I mean, sailing is a very difficult sport. You've
got to be in tune with the breeze and we've
also got the addition of the heat to deal with
in Marseilles, so it's a tricky old venue and we've
got we've got routines in place, We've we've developed playbooks
for Marseilles. So we've done our best to figure out
the best way to race and at this venue, and
(03:37):
and then once we were here, we just stuck for
our routines and kept chipping away.
Speaker 2 (03:42):
I believe that you had a phone call from someone
who's been rather successful in the in the same boat
and only only happened just recently. It must be wonderful
to hear from the guys who you picked up the
boat from.
Speaker 3 (03:53):
Yeah, yeah, Blair Blairchoe gave us a ring of fifteen
odd minutes ago and congratulated us. And p and Blair
have been a huge part of our campaign. I mean
we started sailing the boat with them right up at
the top of the fleet, got a few metals under
their belt, and they've been idols of ours. So once
(04:14):
they stood down ask to Tokyo. They've been very generous
with sort have always been available on the end of
the phone call asking answering our questions if we ever
had any, And overall it has been good role models
for us. So to get the job done and get
a call from them shows the sort of support that
(04:36):
we have and it's just awesome to continue that legacy
from New Zealand.
Speaker 2 (04:40):
Very tight knit community, the sailing community, especially within that team.
The reaction from your other teammates because she was nearly
a full quiver, wasn't I think you're only one crew
short of them everyone there right across all of the disciplines.
Speaker 3 (04:52):
Yeah, our team has done a really good job at
creating a really good team culture. We're all here for
each other, we all back each other up. Isaac and
I are going to stick around for the next sort
of week and support the guys that are racing. So
just to come in after that metal race and see
him all on the beach and tackling us into the
(05:13):
water was an unreal feeling. And it's just it's as
much their metal as it is ours, and we're happy
we can sort of bring this medal to the table. Two.
Speaker 2 (05:23):
Will McKenzie tell us about the Mona Wave. Was that
pre plane what you flip the boat, jumping on the
back of it and busting it out.
Speaker 3 (05:30):
Well, our boat's actually called Mona Wave. We'd a sign
on her name and and mon A Wave seemed fitting.
That's sort of got the money, the respect, and we're
out there sailing our waves. So we named our boat
Una Wave. And it's sort of. It's just been a
good I guess, a good bonding thing amongst our team,
(05:50):
just throwing mon of waves as we walk past and
sail past. So uh, I believe Mike hah also told
us this morning if we won a medal, he was
expecting a good mon a wave, So that was for
her man. Yeah, and the boat and one.
Speaker 2 (06:05):
Last thing and will You probably haven't a chance to
process this yet, but what happens now with you and Isaac?
Plainly Blair and Pete had a rather long long time
in that skiff yourselves, you've got any plans looking into
the future. What happens now?
Speaker 3 (06:21):
We're just gonna just enjoy this, this victory for now
and go home and process the result. We haven't made
any plans into the future yet, but getting the middle
is an unreal feeling, and I doubt it's a feeling
I'll get anywhere else. So it's very tending to come
back and we'll we'll step away from this, consider our
(06:42):
options and see what see what we'll do next?
Speaker 2 (06:46):
And where's the meddle gonna go? You're gonna keep it
in a sock drawl? That tradition, isn't it?
Speaker 3 (06:50):
That's a great question. I haven't fought that far ahead yet.
I'm thinking it might be quite nice. And a little.
Speaker 2 (06:58):
Glass cabinet, baby, I'm sure here, so I'm sure someone
will make up a glass cabinet for you. Mate, I'm
sure they will hate you. And Isaac, congratulations, super super
proud of you. From ever. I'm back here, and Tiera,
you look after yourself, go well and make sure you slip,
slop and slap in that miserable heat.
Speaker 3 (07:15):
Cheers will we will thank you very much.
Speaker 1 (07:19):
For more from the All Sport Breakfast with Darcy Watergrave,
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You're listening to the All Sport Breakfast podcast with Darcy
Waldegrave from News TALKSB.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
And it's a huge congratulations to the Kiwi Max and
I'm supposed to be getting sick of hearing that, but
it is what it is. Willie McKinsey joins US now
silver medal, carrying on the forty nine er legacy. Well,
warmest congratulations, what a wonderful, wonderful result. Could have been
better but for the abandoned races, but really a silver,
(00:32):
you must be absolutely pumped.
Speaker 3 (00:34):
Yeah, thank you very much. Yeah, Isaac and I are
extremely stoked talk away with silver the end. The ultimate
goal was of course a gold medal, and we put
ourselves within reach of it, but Spanish our really good
race today and deserve the gold. But we're super stoked
to bring home a silver Funny Zeland, and we're extremely
(00:54):
proud of what we've accomplished and what our team has
sort of set out here and achieved, and I mean
it's just an unreal feeling.
Speaker 2 (01:03):
So on the last day of comp petition, just talk
us through how it operated, because the Spanish sailed particularly
well and simply couldn't be reeled in.
Speaker 3 (01:13):
Yeah, So The final race is the top ten boats
of the regatta, and it's a double points regatta, double
points race. Sorry, so whatever you score as effectively the
score of two. And we were off to a good
start and we needed to put We needed to beat
the Spanish by about five places, but they said well,
(01:35):
and they got off to an early lead and we
sort of were following them in second place around the
whole racetrack, so we would have had to pass them
and put a few boats between us, but that wasn't
meant to be.
Speaker 2 (01:47):
As far as what happened earlier on in the regatta,
and when things got abandoned, difficult for yourself and Isaac
to actually lift from that because you were in a
gold medal position. But they just disappeared because the wind disappeared.
So talk us through if you could.
Speaker 3 (02:01):
Yeah, yeah, yesterday was a very strange day. We had
two of the middle race. I think in the first
attempt we were sitting in silver and then the wind
got all weird and abandoned, and then the second race
we sailed well in the Spanish were on the back foot,
so we rounded the top market second I think, and
(02:22):
the Spanish were back in eight and that would have
been enough to secure gold, but again the same thing happened.
The wind sort of ran away from us and left
us floating around with no breeze, and the race committee
decided to abandon the race, which was the right call
at the time, but it would have put us in gold,
and of course it was running through our heads and
(02:45):
it was hard to sort of reset from that. But
we we got home, we rested up, we reset, and
we just came out attacking today and silver is still
an awesome result for us.
Speaker 2 (02:57):
It is did you have like processes in place to
deal with that with the vagaries of the weather. Being
a sailor, you'd be used to it, it can't actually
wreak your entire day, can recon entire week, So you
knew we had to go through to retool to get
around so you can actually work again and make it
work today.
Speaker 3 (03:13):
Yeah, I mean, sailing is a very difficult sport. You've
got to be in tune with the breeze and we've
also got the addition of the heat to deal with
in Marseilles, so it's a tricky old venue and we've
got we've got routines in place, We've we've developed playbooks
for Marseilles. So we've done our best to figure out
the best way to race and at this venue, and
(03:37):
and then once we were here, we just stuck for
our routines and kept chipping away.
Speaker 2 (03:42):
I believe that you had a phone call from someone
who's been rather successful in the in the same boat
and only only happened just recently. It must be wonderful
to hear from the guys who you picked up the
boat from.
Speaker 3 (03:53):
Yeah, yeah, Blair Blairchoe gave us a ring of fifteen
odd minutes ago and congratulated us. And p and Blair
have been a huge part of our campaign. I mean
we started sailing the boat with them right up at
the top of the fleet, got a few metals under
their belt, and they've been idols of ours. So once
(04:14):
they stood down ask to Tokyo. They've been very generous
with sort have always been available on the end of
the phone call asking answering our questions if we ever
had any, And overall it has been good role models
for us. So to get the job done and get
a call from them shows the sort of support that
(04:36):
we have and it's just awesome to continue that legacy
from New Zealand.
Speaker 2 (04:40):
Very tight knit community, the sailing community, especially within that team.
The reaction from your other teammates because she was nearly
a full quiver, wasn't I think you're only one crew
short of them everyone there right across all of the disciplines.
Speaker 3 (04:52):
Yeah, our team has done a really good job at
creating a really good team culture. We're all here for
each other, we all back each other up. Isaac and
I are going to stick around for the next sort
of week and support the guys that are racing. So
just to come in after that metal race and see
him all on the beach and tackling us into the
(05:13):
water was an unreal feeling. And it's just it's as
much their metal as it is ours, and we're happy
we can sort of bring this medal to the table. Two.
Speaker 2 (05:23):
Will McKenzie tell us about the Mona Wave. Was that
pre plane what you flip the boat, jumping on the
back of it and busting it out.
Speaker 3 (05:30):
Well, our boat's actually called Mona Wave. We'd a sign
on her name and and mon A Wave seemed fitting.
That's sort of got the money, the respect, and we're
out there sailing our waves. So we named our boat
Una Wave. And it's sort of. It's just been a
good I guess, a good bonding thing amongst our team,
(05:50):
just throwing mon of waves as we walk past and
sail past. So uh, I believe Mike hah also told
us this morning if we won a medal, he was
expecting a good mon a wave, So that was for
her man. Yeah, and the boat and one.
Speaker 2 (06:05):
Last thing and will You probably haven't a chance to
process this yet, but what happens now with you and Isaac?
Plainly Blair and Pete had a rather long long time
in that skiff yourselves, you've got any plans looking into
the future. What happens now?
Speaker 3 (06:21):
We're just gonna just enjoy this, this victory for now
and go home and process the result. We haven't made
any plans into the future yet, but getting the middle
is an unreal feeling, and I doubt it's a feeling
I'll get anywhere else. So it's very tending to come
back and we'll we'll step away from this, consider our
(06:42):
options and see what see what we'll do next?
Speaker 2 (06:46):
And where's the meddle gonna go? You're gonna keep it
in a sock drawl? That tradition, isn't it?
Speaker 3 (06:50):
That's a great question. I haven't fought that far ahead yet.
I'm thinking it might be quite nice. And a little.
Speaker 2 (06:58):
Glass cabinet, baby, I'm sure here, so I'm sure someone
will make up a glass cabinet for you. Mate, I'm
sure they will hate you. And Isaac, congratulations, super super
proud of you. From ever. I'm back here, and Tiera,
you look after yourself, go well and make sure you slip,
slop and slap in that miserable heat.
Speaker 3 (07:15):
Cheers will we will thank you very much.
Speaker 1 (07:19):
For more from the All Sport Breakfast with Darcy Watergrave,
listen live to News Talk said Be on Saturday mornings,
or follow the podcast on iHeartRadio
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