Yachting: Squadron reclaims web domain

The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron, home of the America's Cup, has bought back its website address www.rnzys.org after a Canadian poached it for pornography.

Squadron Commodore Peter Taylor would not say how much was paid to retrieve the address, which slipped into the wrong hands when the squadron accidentally failed to keep up payments, but sources confirmed a Visa payment of under $US5000 ($12,250) was made two days ago.

Mr Taylor said it was "absolutely critical" to regain the web address.

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