American Magic – The Boating Chronicle

New York Yacht Club American Magic returns to Pensacola

April 22, 2022

Newport, Rhode Island – 4/21/2022 – New York Yacht Club American Magic is set to return to Pensacola, Florida for training later this year. This marks the team’s third winter training on the Gulf Coast. In 2018, American Magic was the first America’s Cup team to train in Florida since 1970. The Mule, a 38-foot test boat, first took to the Gulf waters in 2018 and then in 2019 on DEFIANT, the team’s AC75 – a 75-foot monohull. American Magic plans to build out the team’s base this summer in advance of winter training. The team will move to Pensacola in September […]

The new location of the 37th America’s Cup steers up controversy. Has New Zealand’s sailing championship pride been squandered?

April 4, 2022

New York, New York – 4/4/2022 – by The Boating Chronicle – In an April 1 radio interview, Sir Humphrey Michael Gerard Fay, one of the ten richest men in New Zealand, strongly reacted to New Zealand’s loss of the 37th America’s Cup to Barcelona, Spain. In the interview, Sir Michael said that The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron had failed the country by letting the defense of the America’s Cup go to Barcelona. He made the comments on Checkpoint, Radio New Zealand’s weekday drive-time news program hosted by Lisa Owen. Who has the control, the sponsoring club or an […]

New York Yacht Club American Magic announces leadership team for 37th America’s Cup

February 19, 2022

Newport, Rhode Island – 2/17/2022 – New York Yacht Club American Magic is pleased to announce its leadership team as the program continues its investment in top talent and preparation for the 37th America’s Cup. The Club stated that the leadership appointments reflect a commitment to people who bring deep experience and diverse backgrounds and capabilities developed with lessons learned from the AC36 campaign. AC37 Campaign Leadership • Mike Cazer (Grand Rapids, Mich.) will serve as Chief Executive Officer, leading the overall team, emphasizing building American Magic into a commercially attractive brand, and as the leader in sailing in the […]

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

January 30, 2021

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 […]

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

January 23, 2021

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 […]

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

January 17, 2021

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 […]

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

January 16, 2021

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]