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PRADA CUP FINALS – DAY 2 – Italy 4, UK 0

Aukland, New Zealand – 2/14/2021 – With four wins on the scoreboard Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli comes away of the first PRADA Cup Final weekend having stamped their authority and with the first to seven going to the Match, INEOS TEAM UK path gets steeper and steeper. Four wins in a row, the Italians are now over halfway to the Prada Cup. A first tight races with Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli and INEOS TEAM UK displaying perfect one-on-one duels of tacks and tactics, was followed by a race in which the British team made one pre start mistake and were […]

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PRADA CUP FINALS – DAY 1 – Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli takes the day with 2 wins

Aukland – New Zealand – 2/13/2021 – Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli and INEOS TEAM UK squared off today to determine the winner of the PRADA Cup Challenger Selection Series and the right to face the Defender Emirates Team New Zealand. First day of the PRADA Cup Final was a double for Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli, with the Italian team taking the lead of the provisional ranking clearly leading both races and appearing just a click faster than the British team. Still a long way to go to the end being a 13-races series, with the Italians in need of five […]

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PRADA CUP FINAL, THE SHOWDOWN IS READY

Auckland, New Zealand – 2/11/2021 – For almost two weeks there has been one question that has been doing the rounds more than any other down here in Auckland. ‘Who will win the PRADA Cup?’ Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli will battle INEOS TEAM UK on the Waitemata Harbour to become the Challenger of the 36th America’s Cup presented by PRADA. The Final is determined by a best of 13 races, so the first to win seven will be the Challenger. The first race of the PRADA Cup Final will take place this Saturday the 13th with a scheduled start at […]

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Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli defeats American Magic 4-0 to earn a spot in the Prada Cup finals against INEOS Team UK

Auckland, New Zealand – 1/30/2021 – New York Yacht Club American Magic, the U.S. Challenger for the 36th America’s Cup, was eliminated from the Prada Cup Semifinal following a loss in the fourth race of the series against the Challenger of Record, Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli of Italy.  American Magic’s participation in the events associated with the 36th America’s Cup marked the 30th time in the 170-year history of the event that a New York Yacht Club-backed team had competed as either the Defender or as a Challenger. The campaign for Auckland 2021 was also the club’s first attempt in […]

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PATRIOT RETURNS TO RACING, TAKES TWO LOSSES TO OPEN SEMIFINAL SERIES

Auckland, New Zealand – 1/29/2021 – New York Yacht Club American Magic, the U.S. Challenger for the America’s Cup, took two losses against Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli of Italy on the first day of racing at the Prada Cup Semifinals. Eleven days after suffering significant damage and nearly sinking during a Round Robins race against the Italians, American Magic succeeded in patching the hull of its AC75 racing yacht and restoring its many systems to full functionality. The mere presence of the American AC75, PATRIOT, on the starting line in Auckland’s Waitematā Harbor was a testament to the tireless efforts […]

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AC75 PATRIOT BACK IN ACTION AS PRADA CUP SEMIFINALS NEAR

Auckland, New Zealand – 1/27/2021 – New York Yacht Club American Magic, the U.S. Challenger for the 36th America’s Cup, on Wednesday re-launched its racing yacht, PATRIOT, for the first time since a damaging capsize and near-sinking suffered by the team during a Prada Cup Round Robins race on January 17. After nine days of intense boatbuilding and systems work inside the team’s base, the AC75 returned to the Waitematā Harbor roughly 48 hours before her first Prada Cup Semifinals matchup. American Magic will face Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli starting at approximately 3:15 PM NZDT on Friday, January 29.  “We had a pretty […]

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PRADA Cup – INEOS TEAM UK win RR3 Race 2 against Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli

Round Robin 3 – Race 2 Start: 17:20Port: ITAStbd: GBRCourse: CAxis: 227Length: 1.9nmCurrent: 0.2 knots @ 316Wind: 18-22 knots / 240 degreesWinner: INEOS TEAM UK +33 seconds If the tension surrounding this Italian/British shoot out for the right to jump straight to the PRADA Cup final wasn’t enough, the weather was about to throw plenty of more stress into the mix. As the start time arrived, the breeze was shifting back and forth across the racecourse, preventing the race committee from setting a fair course. As a series of delays followed, pushing the start back by almost an hour, news […]

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American Magic will be ready for the PRADA Cup Semi-Finals on January 29

Cover photo: Terry Hutchinson, Skipper & Executive Director – New York Yacht Club American Magic during press conference. Photo by COR 36 | Studio Borlenghi Auckland, New Zealand – 1/18/2021 – Terry Hutchinson, New York Yacht Club American Magic Skipper, and Executive Director attended a press conference today after yesterday’s accident suffered by the U.S. Challenger. American Magic capsized in a strong gust of wind while leading around the final mark of RR2 Race 3 against Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli. All team members on board were quickly accounted for by the teams on-the-water safety personnel and declared safe. But the […]

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American Magic’s AC75 Survives Crash, Damage, and Near-Sinking On The Hauraki Gulf

The U.S. Challenger for the America’s Cup receives assistance from competitors, race management officials, and local rescue services in the fight to save PATRIOT, the team’s racing yacht. Auckland, New Zealand – 1/17/2021 – After racing into a squall, crashing, capsizing, incurring significant damage, and coming close to sinking, American Magic’s AC75 racing yacht, PATRIOT, made it back to shore at 10:45 PM NZDT after a herculean effort to save the boat. “First and foremost, we are incredibly grateful and thankful that everybody is safe,” said Terry Hutchinson, Skipper and Executive Director of American Magic, the U.S. Challenger for the America’s Cup. “The team did an incredible job […]

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Day 2 of the PRADA Cup, the U.S. challenger records a frustrating 0-3 start to the Challenger Selection Series

Auckland, New Zealand – 1/16/2021 – New York Yacht Club American Magic fell in both of its races on Day 2 of the Prada Cup, the Challenger Selection Series for the 36th America’s Cup. In extremely light conditions, all three teams spent large portions of both races held on Saturday in “displacement mode,” fighting hard to find any and all pressure on the inner-harbor race course near Auckland’s North Head. American Magic’s AC75, PATRIOT, struggled in both pre-starts and while dramatic comebacks were engineered partway through both races, it was ultimately not enough. The U.S. Challenger now stands at 0-3 […]