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Report suggests Italian syndicate may have emulated a Team NZ approach as they look to make gains ahead of challenger series.

To win the Americas Cup, first win the Prada Cup by Americas Cup 3 Jan 06:50 UTC From 15 January 2021 Auckland (NZL)36th Americas Cup presented by Prada - Race Day 2 - Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team, New York Yacht Club American Magic © Stefano Gattini Organised by COR 36, Challenger of Record, the PRADA Cup - the Challenger Selection Series - will be held from January 15 to the end of February 2021: the last day depends on the number of races that will be necessary ...

Americas Cup 2021: Luna Rossa reportedly alter boat design to match Team New Zealand 3 Jan, 2021 08:10 PM 3 minutes to read The Americas Cup design warfare is in full swing with Luna Rossa altering its boat to match a Team New Zealand innovation. The Italian sailing website Fare Vela reported it had spotted the changes around the cockpit area of their AC75 boat over the weekend. "Luna Rossa has created the fairings to optimise the aerodynamics of the deck and reduce the drag of the crew," i...

Americas Cup 2021: Top sailing writer Magnus Wheatley predicts historic Team New Zealand victory 2 Jan, 2021 12:00 AM 3 minutes to read NZ Herald By: Albie Redmore A leading sailing pundit has laid out his bold predictions for 2021s Americas Cup competitions, including a record-breaking victory to Team New Zealand. British commentator Magnus Wheatley, posting on his Rule69blog website, believes the Americas Cup will be the least competitive of all time with no challenger able to finish within e...

RICKY WILSON/Stuff Team New Zealand used incredible speed to thrash Luna Rossa in decent winds for the world series opener. Bruni acknowledged the potency of Emirates Team New Zealands Te Rehutai which cleverly covered the broad wind range the world series delivered. “I have seen several clever things on their boat. For now they are with a foil configuration geared for medium to strong wind, although they have an incredible ability to adapt even to light wind,” Bruni told “They were g...

Gladwells Line: Lessons for all teams from the Americas Cup World Series by Richard Gladwell, Sail-World.com/nz 30 Dec 2020 01:28 UTC 30 December 2020 Te Rehutai, Emirates Team New Zealand - Americas Cup World Series - December 2020 - Waitemata Harbour - Americas Cup 36 © Richard Gladwell / Sail-World.com Just over a week ago, in case youd missed it, the first of what was to have been three Americas Cup World Series was decided in the final race. On the second leg o...

Team New Zealands Te Rehutai in full flight. America’s Cup defenders Team New Zealand have given an indication of the true potential of the new AC75 boats, believing they will crack 100kmh. The prediction comes in an article in respected French magazine Paris Match which looked at France’s influence on the current 36th America’s Cup being held in Auckland this summer. France has no direct entry but there is plenty of French involvement behind the scenes, including Guillaume Verdier, Em...

Americas Cup: Challengers training on the Hauraki Gulf in 20-25kts. by Richard Gladwell Sail-World NZ 30 Dec 2020 01:04 UTC 30 December 2020 Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli - exits the Waitemata Harbour - December 30, 2020 - 36th Americas Cup © Richard Gladwell / Sail-World.com Two of the Americas Cup Challengers sailed on the Hauraki Gulf in 20-25kts of breeze. For British entry, INEOS Team UK it was her second outing on the Waitemata since the Xmas Cup, almost ten days a...

But Stuff enquiries to the Challenger of Record about further action being held came back with the reply: “I inform you that no racing is planned before the Prada Cup.” Agreeing to a further block of formal racing would have required unanimous support from the four syndicates. Fiona Goodall/Getty Images Emirates Team New Zealand get a bit of air on board Te Rehutai during the world series regatta. They had mixed reactions to the idea when it was surprisingly raised at the press conferen...

American Magic was third with 40 and INEOS Team UK trailed the small fleet with 35. The Kiwis won the highly competitive world series from American Magic with Luna Rossa third and the British fourth without a race win. RICKY WILSON/Stuff Team New Zealand used incredible speed to thrash Luna Rossa in decent winds for the world series opener. Tognozzi acknowledged the all-round package of Team New Zealand’s radical new boat Te Rehutai as “a set of solutions interacting with each other”. ...