The future of SailGP in Whakaraupō Lyttelton Harbour next year is in doubt after endangered dolphins cancelled a day of racing over the weekend.
SailGP chief executive Sir Russell Coutts has come out firing, saying there is too much red tape and the racing did not need to be halted.
But a conservation academic says the independent race director made the right call.
Niva Chittock reports.
