The writer on board the NZL40 with Taiwanese singer Richie Ren and Malaysian pop star Ziana Zain (in the far left background).
It was March 2003, and the America’s Cup was very much in the news because Swiss team Alinghi was about to make history for being the first yacht club from a European country – a country without a coastline, no less! – to win the “auld mug”, the oldest trophy in sport. I was an assistant editor with Star2, and we had been invited by Swiss luxury watch manufacturer Omega for a trip to the City of Sails, Auckland, New Zealand. Omega was the official timekeeper and was launching a few timepieces in conjunction with the event.
My then editor, Lim Cheng Hoe, picked me for the job, and I was excited as I had never been to New Zealand before.
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