Kiwi Magic. Poem by Michael Walker
Kiwi Magic.
Black Magic, a 12-metre-class yacht from New Zealand,
won the America's Cup 5-0 from Stars & Stripes USA
in 1995, sailing in the blue-gray waters of San Diego Bay.
Russell Coutts and his crew were first to bring the Cup
to the City of Sails, whose wide-open deep-water harbour
is ideal for yachting regattas all summer long.
Black Magic was an elegant titanium carbon-fibre monohull.
The America's Cup had long been in Europe then San Francisco
when Team New Zealand launched a challenge again this year,
flying Emirates in the light-blue waters of the Great Sound,
Bermuda, to defeat Oracle Team USA 7-1 all the way, sailing
the duel in a fifty-foot wingsail foiling catamaran.
Peter Burling foiledJimmy Spithill's manoeuvres start to finish.
Team NZ's multihull was faster, if less elegant, than Black Magic.
-29 June- Ist. July,2017.
I listened on radio to the 1995 and 2017 finals then saw them the last few days on You Tube, to get a sense of background atmosphere, test the waters.
Naturally I am proud that New Zealand won both series but I did not want jingoism or excessive boasting to colour the sonnet.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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5/3/2024 8:08:55 PM # 1.0.0.1119
It is a best historical poem on sport having nice depiction. The glorious days of New Zealand has been presented touchingly without jingoism. Many thanks for sharing this.