The
cobwebs have been well and truly blown off after a
spectacular first day of racing for Emirates Team New
Zealand.
Day two race schedule for
Emirates Team New Zealand saw a back-to-back battle with
INEOS Team UK, which arguably had already started at last
night’s press conference.
Racing back on
the favoured racecourse C with a 11-15 knot NNW breeze
wrapping around Rangitoto, more chop from the outgoing tide
today added to the challenge for the teams, dealing with a
light shifty breeze - where time in pressure and up on the
foils or slow in the water would be the deciding
Host City 2020: optimistic events industry looks forward to recovery in 2021 12/10/20
Event organisers today emphasised that the health and safety of athletes, spectators and staff is their number one priority in reopening for business in the wake of the COVID pandemic.
On the second day of Host City 2020, speakers from across the events and venues industry, including rights holders, organising committees, facility managers and suppliers, exchanged views about tackling the COVID challenges. They also discussed how they’ve used the unprecedented pause in event staging to rethink business models and strategies.
More than 1,000 delegates tuned in to listen to the 100-plus speakers at the largest annual meeting of cities and sports, business and cultural events. The theme was The Big Restart , with panels over two days assessing how event stakeholders can bring about Recovery with a Purpose for the Digital Age .