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Peter Burling has hosed down rumours around Team NZ's America's Cup strategy.

Americas Cup 2021: Peter Burling confident ahead of pre-start duels with Luna Rossa and Jimmy Spithill 9 Mar, 2021 04:12 PM 4 minutes to read AUT Sailing Professor Mark Orams joins Alex Chapman to preview all of the news ahead of the much anticipated start of Americas Cup. Video / NZ Herald / Harry Lusk - Sail Chaser AUT Sailing Professor Mark Orams joins Alex Chapman to preview all of the news ahead of the much anticipated start of Americas Cup. Video / NZ Herald / Harry Lusk - Sail Chaser Spo...

Who makes the major decisions, who controls the foils to help the boat fly and who powers matters above the waterline?

Stuff Stuffs Duncan Johnstone and Todd Niall are joined by Peter Burling and Max Sirena on the eve of the great contest. Scoreboard momentum will be a key to winning the America’s Cup and striking early on opening day will be a priority. Defenders Team New Zealand take on challenger Luna Rossa in The Match, starting on Wednesday with two races scheduled from 4.15pm on Auckland’s Hauraki Gulf. In a best of 13 race series, here are some keys to a winning Wednesday. COR 36 | Studio Borlenghi...

Luna Rossa's head says it's no surprise his team and the Kiwis are the ones in The Match.

Carmina Blewett Hundreds of boaties are expected to be out on Tāmaki Makauraus Hauraki Gulf and Waitematā Harbour this week for the Americas Cup events. Americas Cup teams Luna Rossa and Team New Zealand. (File photo). Photo: Emirates Team New Zealand Racing will get under way on Wednesday after a week-long delay caused by the rise in alert levels for Covid-19. Ōrākei Marina is anticipating boat chaos as more spectator boats will be out on the water than during the Prada Cup. Director Jaso...

“We are practised at it. it’s worked well, and we know where the pinch points are,” said Tina Symmans, the chair of Team New Zealand event arm ACE. Most of the village is public space, and it will be divided into three zones to allow better management if crowds start to gather in some areas. There was a steady stream of people through the village on race days under alert level two, but no large crowds and people tended to stop only briefly. No numbers were kept for Prada Cup crowds un...

'Like facing All Blacks' - Luna Rossa take on Team NZ for America's Cup

Yachting World 0shares This edition of the Americas Cup sees teams racing at speeds of up to 50 knots in an incredibly intense environment. So what goes into the kit bag of a sailor at the very top end of the sport? Watching the AC75s cracking along on a foil, it’s easy to forget that innovation pervades every element of elite racing, particularly America’s Cup racing and goes well beyond simply boat design. Right down to the helmets the sailors wear and their cho...

Americas Cup: Bookies have Kiwis as favorites for the Cup in short series by Richard Gladwell/Sail-World.com/nz 8 Mar 11:55 UTC 9 March 2021 Luna Rossa - Prada Cup Finals - Day 4 - February, 21, - Americas Cup 36 - Course A © Richard Gladwell / Sail-World.com / nz The TAB has Emirates Team New Zealand a clear favorite to win the 36th Americas Cup, offering Italian supporters the opportunity to clean up at the Kiwis expense. In the latest odds a day and a half away f...