Emirates Team New Zealand packed up to ship to South Australia with Rotary wheel service on board

Four-time winner of Americas cup sailing event, Emirates Team New Zealand, is on the way to attempt a new world record.

During the week of early June, the craft Horonuk has been back at Emirates Team New Zealand HQ, being broken down, checked over, cleaned, polished and packed into a container to ship west to South Australia in preparation of their world record pursuit, along with the Rotary R643 tyre changer and the R348 wheel balancer.
It isn’t just Horonuku being packed up for the Lake Gairdner location of the World record attempt. The pack up is a project in self-sufficiency, to be based at a remote location over 500km and 6 hours Northwest from Adelaide as Sean Regan explains.
“After many Americas Cup campaigns, TP52 events and a Volvo Ocean Race, Emirates Team New Zealand is well practiced in self-sufficiency on the road. With containers that turn into offices, workshops and every element needed for the job. From the smallest nuts and bolts to carbon composite materials, welding equipment, generators and more specifically in Horonuku’s case, full tyre changing and balancing machines.”

Rotary, through our New Zealand partner Precision Equipment, are proud and excited to be part of the journey as Emirates Team New Zealand chase the world record and wish them all the best.