Local couple head to America’s Cup

Muri Beachcomber owners John and Debbie Moore will be attending the 34th America’s Cup in San Francisco Bay this year.

This is the first time the couple will be attending the competition and they are geared up to rally the troops for their favourite cup team, Emirates Team New Zealand.

They departed Saturday along with two other couples, to attend the third and fourth leg of the race.

The competition runs from September 7-21 where teams – Oracle Team USA (defender of the cup) will face Emirates team New Zealand for the cup.

Prior to deciding to attend the grand finale, the Moore’s went to the Luis Vuitton challenger series won by Emirates Team New Zealand.

The series is the decider for the team that goes up against the defender of the America’s Cup.

“We went up there for John’s birthday and to watch a couple of races in July. It is so close, it’s amazing. You get really close to watch the race and the boats are so big. We are very lucky to be going back,” said Debbie Moore.

They have all the cheer gear they need to root for their favourite team.

“We have t-shirts, flags, everything we need to support team NZ,” said Moore.

The duo’s intention is to go to Canada for a road show organised by Cook Islands tourism, but in the meantime they will be keeping their voices loud and fingers crossed to cheer for their team.