Potential sale of SailGP's NZ team could break records

Potential sale of SailGP's NZ team could break records
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Scott Chipolina
The ever-increasing number of eyes on SailGP’s races, a host of new global sponsors and the acquisition of the US SailGP team have raised hopes that New Zealand’s national team will one day be sold in a potentially record-breaking deal. “The [New Zealand] team is owned by us, as Sail GP, and our model is that we’re selling these franchises over time,” said SailGP managing director Andrew Thompson. “We haven’t been in a position yet to take the team to market, but it is something we will consider ov...

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