Tag: 2025/26 Clipper Round the World Race
Posted inCommunity, Public Interest Journalism funded by NZ On Air, Sport, Spotlight

Non-sailor aims to circumnavigate

by Hamish Bidwell, Public Interest Journalism funded by NZ On Air

Mild-mannered, 65-year-old Haumoana accountant Geoff Vautier is about to sail around the world. Safe to assume, then, that he’s done plenty of ocean sailing before. “No, zero. Maybe two hours in Wellington Harbour on a Wednesday afternoon once,’’ a chuckling Vautier said. Nevertheless, he’s signed himself up for the 2025/26 Clipper Round the World Race, […]

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