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Adam and Luke, two brothers sailing a 1979 Rival 34, announce a clockwise circumnavigation of New Zealand planned over five to six months during the southern hemisphere summer.0:48 The pair have been cruising full time for roughly two and a half years, having sailed from the UK to New Zealand — a route that included a prior circumnavigation of the UK before departure.1:01 They have already spent six weeks in New Zealand at the time of the announcement.2:26 The planned route includes the fjords on the southwest coast and, weather permitting, a detour south to the Auckland Islands if a suitable weather window opens.1:24 No technical or navigational detail beyond the clockwise direction and the Auckland Islands ambition appears; the announcement focuses on the upcoming series rather than any specific passage already made.

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