20 Mar 2021

The Oral History of Sailing Away

From Music 101, 12:30 pm on 20 March 2021

The singers, the sailors, the creatives and the crew tell the story of Aotearoa’s most successful sporting anthem.

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The year was 1986, for the first time New Zealand was taking a tilt at sailing’s most coveted and elite titles: The America’s Cup.

It was a new era for the country’s yacht racers and sports fans.  The KZ7 campaign brought together innovation, finance and marketing like we had seldom experienced before. There was merchandise, supporters clubs and even a supporting song.

In the Oral History of Sailing Away we’ll hear from the singers, the sailors, the creatives and the crew behind Aotearoa’s arguably most successful sporting anthem.

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