Month: March 2021

36th America's Cup

36th America’s Cup – Day 4 – No wind, no race

March 14, 2021

Auckland, New Zealand – 3/14/2021 – Weather won the day on the Waitemata Harbour today on the fourth day of the 36th America’s Cup presented by PRADA with the Race Committee forced to call off racing due to the lack of wind. The scoreboard between Emirates Team New Zealand and Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli and the best-of-13 series is still tied three apiece. Emirates Team New Zealand helmsman Peter Burling was pragmatic about today’s conditions, “It was certainly light around the top of the course, and even if we did just make the wind limit, it would have been interesting […]

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36th America’s Cup – All tied up on Day 3

March 13, 2021

Aukland, New Zealand – 3/13/2021 – As if it was written in the script, day 3 of America’s Cup presented by PRADA is again locked up with Emirates Team New Zealand and Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli in 3-3 tie. To lift the Auld Mug one of them need to win 7 races so the regatta is anyones. Today’s racing have been a copy of yesterday and the day before, starts have been crucial and have played a big part in shaping the final result and light breeze made staying up on foils the priority. In contrast to many Cup that […]

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36th America’s Cup – Day 2 – New Zealand and Italy go one and one, again

March 12, 2021

Aukland, New Zealand – 3/12/2021 – Day 2 of the 36th America’s Cup proved once again that the start is crucial and highlighted just how evenly matched the two teams are in light conditions as the Match goes into day 3 with a deadlock 2-2. While that knowledge helps to answer some of the questions that have been doing the rounds, the data does little to predict the outcome of tomorrow’s scheduled races which forecast say will be light again. But today was all about getting your nose in front and staying there. Race 3 – Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli […]

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36th America’s Cup – DAY 1 defender and challenger square the first day

March 10, 2021

Auckland, New Zealand – 3/10/2021 – Day one of the 36th America’s Cup presented by PRADA didn’t disappoint with the Defender Emirates Team New Zealand and the Challenger Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli sitting on a tie after two races. Pretty even performances between the two boats once again confirmed that there is no space for mistakes. Today’s results clearly show that there is a long way to go in this first to 7 points America’s Cup Match. As 170 years of history taught us, the game is far from over. Race 1 – Emirates Team New Zealand beat Luna Rossa […]

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Game on, America’s Cup is starting tomorrow

March 9, 2021

Auckland, New Zealand – 3/9/2021 – Three months after the first official race for the new AC75 class, the 36th America’s Cup presented by PRADA looks set to lay a marker down in history, with the first race of the Match starting tomorrow, March 10th at 4:15 pm NZT. Emirates Team New Zealand Skipper Peter Burling and Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Skipper and Team Director Max Sirena fronted today the opening press conference, ahead of tomorrow’s start to the best of 13 race series. Fast, extreme boats capable of previously unimaginable speeds have been the obvious focus of attention. Yet, […]

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Highly anticipated America’s Cup Match to start on March 10th

March 5, 2021

Auckland, New Zealand – 3/5/2021 – Following the government announcement of a reduction in COVID-19 alert levels today, Race 1 of the 36th America’s Cup Match will start shortly after 4 pm (NZT) on Wednesday March 10. Under COVID-19 Alert Level 2 or 1, the race schedule will remain as planned with 2 races per day – Wednesday 10th, Friday 12th, Saturday 13th, Sunday 14th, Monday 15th and each day after that. The current schedule has racing every day until either the Defender Emirates Team New Zealand or the Challenger Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli reaches 7 wins. Any changes to […]