AMEX Cup Village
Latest happenings in the AMEX Cup Village
People who can't make it to the American Express New Zealand Cup Village in person, are still staying in the action
using the internet (www.nzcupvillage.co.nz). During the first week of January alone, this website had 50 thousand hits.
The Big Yellow cabs are the most popular thing on water! Watertours yellow water taxi's give people a unique
on-the-water view of what exists in the AMEX Cup Village. There movements are not just restricted to the Village but
they are more than happy to take you wherever you want to go on the water. It's not an unusual sight to even see them
out by the racecourse in the Gulf.
If you want to join in the most popular activity, in town head down to the AMEX Cup Village around 4pm on a race day. As
the race boats return to their bases the crowds give all teams a true Kiwi cheer. While the semi finals are all but over
the Louis Vuitton final starts on January 25th.
The Village TV Channel is well and truly up-and-running and already the team involved have some great footage of
everything - from superyachts to food reviews. Check it out on the big screen or the various TV monitors located around
the AMEX Cup Village.
The superyachts continue to prove a major attraction. The word is our more upmarket visitors love New Zealand with many
indicating they are keen to return. The most unusual request so far of a superyacht is for a blow up palm tree. Yes -
one was found, but no one has been game enough to ask what it was going to be used for.