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INEOS Team UK wins the opening contest of the PRADA Cup

January 15, 2021

Tactically one-sided racecourse tests PATRIOT and the team; Two races scheduled for Saturday – Day 2 Auckland, New Zealand – 1/15/2021 – New York Yacht Club American Magic began racing at the Prada Cup, the Challenger Selection Series for the America’s Cup, with a loss to INEOS Team UK in the opening contest of the event. INEOS Team UK’s BRITANNIA crossed the finish line 1:20 ahead of American Magic’s PATRIOT after a six-leg race featuring a tactically one-sided racecourse.  The British Challenger also won against Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team from Italy, and leads the event overall at 2-0. American […]

TERRY HUTCHINSON
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NYYC American Magic has returned to racing after an 18-year absence to compete in the PRADA Cup

January 14, 2021

Teams from Italy, Great Britain and the United States will begin racing for the Prada Cup Auckland, New Zealand – 1/14/2021 – New York Yacht Club American Magic, the U.S. Challenger for the 36th America’s Cup, has completed preparations for the Prada Cup, the Challenger Selection Series. The coalition comprised of the team, the club, the team’s sponsors and its donors have aimed to leave no stone unturned in working to win against a strong pair of Challengers and the Defender. Prada Cup will run well into February and feature dramatic showdowns between three cutting-edge AC75 class yachts. The winning […]

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Auckland’s Sky Tower to be illuminated in red with the PRADA Cup logo

January 13, 2021

Auckland, New Zealand – 1/13/2021 – Starting on January 14, on the eve of each racing day of the PRADA Cup, Auckland’s Sky Tower will be illuminated in red with the PRADA Cup logo projected with a variety of animations, displayed day by day every 30 minutes at the hour and half hour, to mark the Challengers Selection Series of the 36th America’s Cup presented by PRADA. Auckland Sky Tower is 328 metres (1,076 ft) tall, this makes it the tallest freestanding structure in the Southern Hemisphere. Completed in 1997 it has become an iconic landmark in Auckland’s skyline due […]

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PRADA CUP PAIRINGS UNVEILED

January 6, 2021

New Zealand – 1/7/2021 – After over three years of waiting, the wins, the losses, and the points will really start to count. The PRADA Cup is set to start on January 15 with the three Challengers competing to qualify to race against the America’s Cup Defender Emirates Team New Zealand in America’s Cup Match. The PRADA Cup consists of 17 racing days starting with a multiple Round Robin format where the three Challengers – Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli, New York Yacht Club American Magic, and INEOS TEAM UK face off each other four times. The team with the most […]

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U.S. Viewers: How to watch the next 36th America’s Cup event (January 15, 2021 NZST, The PRADA Cup Challenger Selection Series):

January 3, 2021

LIVE: Per the broadcast agreement between the America’s Cup event authority and the U.S. rights holder NBC Sports, U.S. viewers will be able to watch all racing live with the NBC Sports Gold America’s Cup Pass. The NBC Sports Gold app and online portal not only show the America’s Cup “world feed” for all live racing, but have additional content such as on-demand access to onboard cameras, stats, and all race replays from the ACWS through the America’s Cup Match. TIME DELAY: NBC Sports Network and www.nbcsports.com will carry most of the racing either live or with a multi-hour time delay, and all races will […]