1 00:00:06,707 --> 00:00:10,427 Speaker 1: You're listening to the Weekend Sport podcast with Jason Vine 2 00:00:10,747 --> 00:00:11,787 Speaker 1: from Newstalk ZEDB. 3 00:00:13,107 --> 00:00:18,107 Speaker 2: Salgp's season Grand Final is this weekend on San Francisco Bay. 4 00:00:18,547 --> 00:00:22,667 Speaker 2: The full f fifty fleet will race five fleet races. 5 00:00:23,027 --> 00:00:27,027 Speaker 2: After that, the points are recalculated and the top three 6 00:00:27,427 --> 00:00:30,427 Speaker 2: will go into the winner takes All two million dollar 7 00:00:30,827 --> 00:00:34,747 Speaker 2: Grand Final showdown. Now, with five event wins already this season, 8 00:00:34,987 --> 00:00:38,987 Speaker 2: New Zealand's the only team already qualified for the three 9 00:00:39,107 --> 00:00:43,267 Speaker 2: boat shootout. Black Foyle's co CEO and driver Peter Berling 10 00:00:43,787 --> 00:00:45,667 Speaker 2: is with us out of San Francisco. Pet, Can I 11 00:00:45,747 --> 00:00:49,067 Speaker 2: just clarify that I've got that exactly right? You're confirmed 12 00:00:49,107 --> 00:00:52,107 Speaker 2: in the final. It's a one off winner takes all 13 00:00:52,267 --> 00:00:54,707 Speaker 2: race late on Sunday local time. 14 00:00:55,907 --> 00:00:59,187 Speaker 3: Yeah, So the first five races are what steamed this 15 00:00:59,707 --> 00:01:03,947 Speaker 3: San Francisco GP. So there's actually a winner half of 16 00:01:03,947 --> 00:01:06,427 Speaker 3: those first five races for the San Francisco event, and 17 00:01:06,507 --> 00:01:10,227 Speaker 3: then that gets added onto your season total four and 18 00:01:10,347 --> 00:01:12,307 Speaker 3: then the top three from the season going to the final. 19 00:01:12,587 --> 00:01:14,547 Speaker 4: So it's one way shootout. 20 00:01:14,707 --> 00:01:17,387 Speaker 2: So how will you approach things? Is there any temptation 21 00:01:17,627 --> 00:01:20,787 Speaker 2: just to take it easy, stay out of trouble, and 22 00:01:20,987 --> 00:01:22,987 Speaker 2: just you know, find out who you're facing in that 23 00:01:23,187 --> 00:01:24,827 Speaker 2: in that three boat final. 24 00:01:26,307 --> 00:01:30,267 Speaker 4: I mean there's always semptation, but yeah, it's with how 25 00:01:30,307 --> 00:01:30,947 Speaker 4: this league works. 26 00:01:30,947 --> 00:01:33,307 Speaker 3: You've got to win that last race to so when 27 00:01:33,387 --> 00:01:35,987 Speaker 3: the when the league's you've got to actually put your 28 00:01:36,027 --> 00:01:38,107 Speaker 3: best foot forward and try and make sure you're the 29 00:01:38,187 --> 00:01:41,587 Speaker 3: form boat going into that. So we'll be pushing, pushing 30 00:01:41,627 --> 00:01:43,747 Speaker 3: as hard as ever in these first five races to 31 00:01:43,827 --> 00:01:46,747 Speaker 3: try and make sure to try and get a win firstly, 32 00:01:46,867 --> 00:01:48,587 Speaker 3: but also. 33 00:01:48,427 --> 00:01:50,147 Speaker 4: Try and make sure we're ready to go for that 34 00:01:50,267 --> 00:01:50,907 Speaker 4: that last race. 35 00:01:51,427 --> 00:01:55,547 Speaker 2: Australia and Spain sit second and third currently. Do they 36 00:01:55,627 --> 00:01:58,627 Speaker 2: feel like the two most likely to be in the 37 00:01:58,707 --> 00:01:59,347 Speaker 2: final with you? 38 00:02:01,027 --> 00:02:02,987 Speaker 3: Yeah, well both of them have got a pretty comfortable 39 00:02:03,067 --> 00:02:07,427 Speaker 3: get back to France and fourth a few bidding men, 40 00:02:07,467 --> 00:02:10,587 Speaker 3: I think it's it's pretty likely to be that way around. 41 00:02:10,667 --> 00:02:13,347 Speaker 3: But you know, you've seen plenty of throwing things happen 42 00:02:13,387 --> 00:02:16,947 Speaker 3: in the sports, so yeah, I think we won't take 43 00:02:16,987 --> 00:02:19,587 Speaker 3: anything for granted and just be ready for whoever we've 44 00:02:19,707 --> 00:02:20,307 Speaker 3: got a face on. 45 00:02:20,987 --> 00:02:21,747 Speaker 4: You know, it come someday. 46 00:02:22,267 --> 00:02:24,627 Speaker 2: In many ways, will it be quite fun watching the 47 00:02:24,667 --> 00:02:26,947 Speaker 2: others battle it out for the right to join you 48 00:02:27,027 --> 00:02:28,987 Speaker 2: in the final law, Will you be two too busy 49 00:02:29,027 --> 00:02:30,547 Speaker 2: concentrating on what you're doing yourself. 50 00:02:31,867 --> 00:02:33,907 Speaker 3: We're trying to take the one ourselves. But yeah, it'll 51 00:02:33,947 --> 00:02:37,987 Speaker 3: be interesting to see if there's any any games get played. Obviously, 52 00:02:38,347 --> 00:02:42,627 Speaker 3: last year when we came in a second, third, and fourth, 53 00:02:42,707 --> 00:02:44,867 Speaker 3: we were virtually equal, so it was kind of we 54 00:02:44,947 --> 00:02:48,747 Speaker 3: want to take all between them. So yeah, there's plenty, 55 00:02:49,067 --> 00:02:52,947 Speaker 3: plenty of action going on between between what was France 56 00:02:53,227 --> 00:02:57,267 Speaker 3: and GB that time round, so yeah, it'll be interesting 57 00:02:57,267 --> 00:02:58,147 Speaker 3: to see if there's anything like that. 58 00:02:58,227 --> 00:03:01,347 Speaker 2: This stuff, all right, tell us about conditions. What are 59 00:03:01,387 --> 00:03:03,827 Speaker 2: you expecting? What can we expect to see? 60 00:03:05,507 --> 00:03:08,227 Speaker 4: Yeah, conditions it's looking r also be windy. 61 00:03:09,587 --> 00:03:14,387 Speaker 3: Yeah, we're actually for Friday, we're going on the high 62 00:03:14,427 --> 00:03:18,667 Speaker 3: speed configuration, so small wing and high speed foils, so 63 00:03:18,707 --> 00:03:21,067 Speaker 3: that'll be really interesting. It's been out for years since 64 00:03:21,227 --> 00:03:23,867 Speaker 3: we've sailed on that configuration, so it'd be really cool. 65 00:03:24,827 --> 00:03:27,467 Speaker 3: And then yeah, Saturday Sunday looked pretty similar to that, 66 00:03:27,627 --> 00:03:29,947 Speaker 3: so I'm pretty sure they'll they'll have a look see 67 00:03:30,227 --> 00:03:33,027 Speaker 3: how things have gone tomorrow and be into it, be 68 00:03:33,147 --> 00:03:33,987 Speaker 3: into it for the weekend. 69 00:03:34,307 --> 00:03:36,547 Speaker 2: Did you say it's been a year since you sailed 70 00:03:36,587 --> 00:03:39,907 Speaker 2: on the high speed configuration, No, just. 71 00:03:39,987 --> 00:03:43,867 Speaker 4: The full entirety of the high speed configuration. Yeah, with 72 00:03:44,027 --> 00:03:44,987 Speaker 4: the small wing. 73 00:03:45,827 --> 00:03:47,467 Speaker 3: Yeah, the last time we started with it was actually 74 00:03:47,507 --> 00:03:51,307 Speaker 3: back in Sydney last season, so yeah, we haven't sailed 75 00:03:51,387 --> 00:03:54,107 Speaker 3: this configuration yet this season, so it's definitely going to 76 00:03:54,147 --> 00:03:55,387 Speaker 3: be exciting to get out on it for sure. 77 00:03:55,947 --> 00:03:59,027 Speaker 2: In broad terms, Peter, across a range of conditions in 78 00:03:59,187 --> 00:04:02,587 Speaker 2: all of these locations across season four, what has got 79 00:04:02,667 --> 00:04:04,987 Speaker 2: you into this position at the top of the leaderboard. 80 00:04:06,587 --> 00:04:08,667 Speaker 3: I think just being consistent, you know, sailing the boat 81 00:04:08,787 --> 00:04:12,627 Speaker 3: really well and just doing everything to a reasonably high level. 82 00:04:13,507 --> 00:04:16,347 Speaker 3: You know, across the season we've got reasonably good starts 83 00:04:16,347 --> 00:04:18,827 Speaker 3: who've always been one of the fastest boats out there, 84 00:04:18,867 --> 00:04:21,987 Speaker 3: and just tried to really minimize the mistakes. And you 85 00:04:22,107 --> 00:04:25,587 Speaker 3: obviously had our big wobble early on in the season 86 00:04:25,707 --> 00:04:29,987 Speaker 3: with a big structural failure which was pretty unlucky and 87 00:04:30,147 --> 00:04:33,347 Speaker 3: nothing to no fault of the teams, but you know, 88 00:04:33,427 --> 00:04:36,387 Speaker 3: it took us right to the back of the the 89 00:04:36,467 --> 00:04:39,427 Speaker 3: Centape event and then we missed event after that, so 90 00:04:39,547 --> 00:04:40,667 Speaker 3: that was something that. 91 00:04:40,667 --> 00:04:41,707 Speaker 4: Was really hard to bounce back from. 92 00:04:41,787 --> 00:04:44,267 Speaker 3: But seeing the resilience of the group to bounce back 93 00:04:44,267 --> 00:04:48,227 Speaker 3: from there when when three events on the trip and 94 00:04:48,587 --> 00:04:50,547 Speaker 3: we'll get our season total up to five, something that 95 00:04:50,707 --> 00:04:51,587 Speaker 3: we're all pretty proud of. 96 00:04:51,987 --> 00:04:54,867 Speaker 2: You're so close. Now, have you let yourself think about 97 00:04:55,227 --> 00:04:58,467 Speaker 2: about crossing the line first? You know in the Grand Final? 98 00:05:00,467 --> 00:05:02,027 Speaker 3: I mean, you can always think about it, but you've 99 00:05:02,947 --> 00:05:06,267 Speaker 3: it's more around planning as to how you're actually gonna 100 00:05:06,547 --> 00:05:09,107 Speaker 3: go out and put your best forward and make sure 101 00:05:09,147 --> 00:05:11,947 Speaker 3: you give it your best shot. And you know something 102 00:05:12,027 --> 00:05:15,827 Speaker 3: that obviously there's a bit of an element of luck 103 00:05:15,867 --> 00:05:18,027 Speaker 3: in there in the fifteen minute shoot out in the 104 00:05:18,067 --> 00:05:20,267 Speaker 3: yacht race, but you know, in saying that, you make 105 00:05:20,307 --> 00:05:22,907 Speaker 3: your own luck and you've got to really really planned 106 00:05:23,187 --> 00:05:24,787 Speaker 3: to the instagree of trying to make sure you give 107 00:05:24,787 --> 00:05:26,107 Speaker 3: yourself every shot of winning it. 108 00:05:26,507 --> 00:05:29,707 Speaker 2: And just finally, obviously the season five calendars out a 109 00:05:29,827 --> 00:05:33,027 Speaker 2: New Zealand League in Auckland confirmed how important is it 110 00:05:33,107 --> 00:05:34,907 Speaker 2: to you in the Black Foils organization to be able 111 00:05:34,907 --> 00:05:37,587 Speaker 2: to race an event and sell GP on home warders? 112 00:05:39,027 --> 00:05:41,107 Speaker 3: Oh, I mean, it's incredibly important to us to have 113 00:05:41,187 --> 00:05:45,147 Speaker 3: a home event, you know, for all our fans, everyone 114 00:05:45,187 --> 00:05:48,467 Speaker 3: that chairs us on around the world. We're obviously having 115 00:05:48,547 --> 00:05:50,507 Speaker 3: to travel around to be farther to do that anywhere 116 00:05:50,627 --> 00:05:53,547 Speaker 3: but home, So you know, it means a lot to 117 00:05:53,627 --> 00:05:57,427 Speaker 3: have our fans there, you know, and Christs. Last season 118 00:05:57,507 --> 00:05:59,667 Speaker 3: we got you know, over twenty thousand people through the 119 00:05:59,747 --> 00:06:01,587 Speaker 3: event village and you know, I'm sure we'll be out 120 00:06:01,587 --> 00:06:03,507 Speaker 3: of top that this season in Auckland. 121 00:06:03,587 --> 00:06:05,907 Speaker 4: So going to be incredible with. 122 00:06:07,787 --> 00:06:09,987 Speaker 3: Yeah, something that we're actually stoked to have it on 123 00:06:10,307 --> 00:06:12,187 Speaker 3: the calendar and this first release. 124 00:06:12,107 --> 00:06:13,987 Speaker 2: Yep, we're looking forward to it as well, looking forward 125 00:06:13,987 --> 00:06:15,987 Speaker 2: to San Francisco this weekend. We'll all be watching and 126 00:06:16,067 --> 00:06:17,667 Speaker 2: cheering you on from back here, Peter. All the best 127 00:06:17,667 --> 00:06:18,587 Speaker 2: to you and the Black Foils. 128 00:06:18,907 --> 00:06:21,627 Speaker 4: Awesome. Hey, thanks y much, talk thank you, Peter. 129 00:06:22,387 --> 00:06:25,547 Speaker 1: For more from Weekend Sport with Jason Fine, listen live 130 00:06:25,667 --> 00:06:28,947 Speaker 1: to News Talks it B weekends from midday, or follow 131 00:06:28,987 --> 00:06:30,547 Speaker 1: the podcast on iHeartRadio.