From America's Cup – The Boating Chronicle

The America’s Cup is New Zealand’s for the fourth time

March 17, 2021

Aukland, New Zealand – 3/17/2021 – Once again Emirates Team New Zealand has entered the history books and won the America’s Cup for New Zealand for the fourth time. On day 7 of the 36th America’s Cup presented by PRADA, the Kiwis scored the 7th point they needed to raise the Auld Mug in front of thousands of spectators . A spectacular achievement for Emirates Team New Zealand and the yacht club they represent, the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron. Another confirmation that – in sailing – the Southern hemisphere country of 5 million people can punch way above its […]

36th America’s Cup – Day 6 – Emirates Team New Zealand on Match Point

March 16, 2021

Auckland, New Zealand – 3/16/2021 – Emirates Team New Zealand move within one win of retaining the Auld Mug after day 6 of the 36th America’s Cup presented by PRADA. The first race of the day was without any doubt the tightest match raced so far, with Emirates Team New Zealand and Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli fighting neck to neck until the Defender took the lead on the penultimate leg and sailed to a 6:3 score. Race 10 was due to start at 5:45 pm but a last minute wind shift forced the Race Committee to call off the match […]

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

February 14, 2021

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 […]

AC75 PATRIOT BACK IN ACTION AS PRADA CUP SEMIFINALS NEAR

January 27, 2021

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 […]

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

January 18, 2021

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 […]

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 […]