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Racing was able to continue in the finals of the Prada Cup for challengers under alert level 2, with the cup village attractions closed and crowds kept dispersed, but there was no discretion under level 3. “ACE will apply for an exemption to race under Level 3 restrictions so as to keep as many options open as possible. However, racing will not occur before at least Wednesday 10th March,” chair Tina Symmans said. The first major event to fall was one of the city’s biggest public partic...

America’s Cup organisers are reviewing plans for the head-to-head final between Italy and New Zealand after the latest COVID-19 lockdown in Auckland.

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Yachting World 0shares Toby Heppell looks at the design decisions taken by INEOS Team UK in the build up to the Americas Cup and asks where the Brits got it right and where they got it wrong Mere days before the Prada Cup Final to select one of either INEOS Team UK or Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli as the team to take on Emirates Team New Zealand in the America’s Cup, the world held their breath in anticipation of what looked likely to be an extremely close-fought competit...

Americas Cup Rialto: Feb 25 - Design development vs race sharpness will decide the Cup by Richard Gladwell, Sail-World.com/nz 25 Feb 08:56 UTC 25 February 2021 Emirates Team New Zealand- start training - Prada Cup Finals - Day 4 - February 21, 2021- Americas Cup 36 - Course A © Richard Gladwell / Sail-World.com For the Challengers, the game of Development Leapfrog ended on the Hauraki Gulf on Sunday, with Italys Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli winning the second race of t...

The focus turns to getting match-racing fit and that means a cool, calm head and heart.  Luna Rosa helmsman Spithill certainly has the cool heart rate. At one point during the Prada Cup challenger final, his rate was just 66 beats per minute, as the team was flying at high speeds during racing. At the same time, co-helmsman Francesco Bruni heart was beating at almost twice that rate on 118 beats per minute.  Fitness trainer Abe Dyer says Spithills active heart rate is not even normal for an a...

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Americas Cup Rialto: Feb 25 - Design development vs race sharpness will decide the Cup by Richard Gladwell, Sail-World.com/nz 25 Feb 08:56 UTC 25 February 2021 Emirates Team New Zealand- start training - Prada Cup Finals - Day 4 - February 21, 2021- Americas Cup 36 - Course A © Richard Gladwell / Sail-World.com For the Challengers, the game of Development Leapfrog ended on the Hauraki Gulf on Sunday, with Italys Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli winning the second race of t...

Americas Cup 2021: Dan Carters mind blowing experience on the water with Team New Zealand 24 Feb, 2021 03:00 AM 3 minutes to read Beyond the Cup’s Cheree Kinnear explores the Spark 5G Race Zone, an immersive multi-sensory experience that gets fans closer to the America’s Cup than ever before. Video / NZ Herald Beyond the Cup’s Cheree Kinnear explores the Spark 5G Race Zone, an immersive multi-sensory experience that gets fans closer to the America’s Cup than ever before. Video / NZ Hera...