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Each improvised phrase was echoed by a solo violin , sometimes interrupting partway through , fugue-like , sometimes as a refrain after the original phrase ended . Another delightful present had arrived out of the blue when they boarded the train the previous night . This involves leaving the shelter of the Hauraki Gulf for more exposed waters on the east side of New Zealand . ) Suffice it to say that David triumphed in an outstanding win that day , and again and again and again in an unbroken record on following days , so that the America 's Cup remains proudly in New Zealand , its new home . Ian lunged for the mainsheet to control the sail , and in the melee his glasses went overboard into the crystal waters of Tamaki Strait . Dropping Pam at the marina to pick up a fresh crew , Ian was back on the racecourse the next day with a French student and his girlfriend , who disconsolately watched Japan beat France . The other three members also play as a trio , but they are keen for Pam to join in and travel every month to Te Kauwhata , halfway between Hamilton and Auckland , to meet her and practise together in a community hall that they rent for the princely sum of $ 5 for the whole afternoon . Alberta continues to woo back its native sons in the area of high technology , and though Ian is not native ( nor , thankfully , " high " ) he apparently counts as such . Gulf - - near Maraetai , and just across from Waiheke island , if you have a map handy . And we've had one or two scary , adrenalin-pumping experiences as well - - but of these , the less said the better . Our New Year 's outing a year earlier had been foiled by a recalcitrant engine ( to which you owe our Christmas letter two years ago , and , as it happens , this one too ) . From the top are gorgeous views of the islands in the Hauraki Gulf , our home sailing waters , dotted around the sparkling azure water , with vibrant green vegetation and white-sand beaches .