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Americas Cup 2021: Delays likely - light winds affecting Americas Cup plans 19 Dec, 2020 10:26 PM 6 minutes to read NZ Herald The final day of Americas Cup World Series racing in Auckland could be delayed, with light winds potentially pushing the contest close to the 7pm course cut-off. Regatta director Iain Murray said forecasts suggest wind will be around only 4 knots at the usual 3pm countdown – below the required 6 knot minimum, but should build to a raceable level later. Racing has been ...

Sir Ben Ainslie denies morale issue after difficult America’s Cup week for Ineos Team UK With Britannia struggling in light winds, Ainslie admitted necessary modifications would mean lost time on the water Although the days racing was eventually abandoned, New Zealand still held the edge Credit: GETTY IMAGES An excruciating week for Ineos Team UK out in New Zealand ended with a defiant Sir Ben Ainslie insisting morale in the camp was stronger than ever, adding their America’s Cup challenge ...

Americas Cup 2021: How the world reacted to day three of the World Series regatta 19 Dec, 2020 05:41 PM 4 minutes to read Team New Zealands boat speed has again bailed them out after a bad start, closing an early gap to beat Luna Rossa in the final race of the Americas Cup World Series - a battle described by TV commentators as "bizarre" - to claim the title. Video / NZ Herald Team New Zealands boat speed has again bailed them out after a bad start, closing an early gap to beat Luna Rossa in th...

“But it looks like a tricky day that could be purely dependent on a building sea breeze.” COR 36 | Studio Borlenghi He said communication with the four teams’ weather personnel brought similar opinions. Shifting the course that has been used slightly more north will also expose it to winds being funnelled down the Rangitoto Channel. Murray still needs to try to time races for around 25 minutes. If the winds are light, that could see the races reduced to four legs, rather than the six ...

Americas Cup 2021: Catastrophe for Ineos Team UK against Luna Rossa after spectators foil start of sailing 19 Dec, 2020 05:15 AM 4 minutes to read Team New Zealands boat speed has again bailed them out after a bad start, closing an early gap to beat Luna Rossa in the final race of the Americas Cup World Series - a battle described by TV commentators as "bizarre" - to claim the title. Video / NZ Herald Team New Zealands boat speed has again bailed them out after a bad start, closing an early gap...

Todd Niall / Stuff Team New Zealand Skipper Peter Burling after winning the Americas Cup World Series in Auckland. (First published December 19, 2020) Team New Zealand showed a cool approach to claim the first piece of silverware of the summer on Saturday. Wins over American Magic and Luna Rossa earned Peter Burling and his crew the America’s Cup world series title in Auckland. Ricky Wilson/Stuff Team NZ clinched the Americas Cup World Series with a see-saw win over Luna Rossa Burling repla...

Emirates Team New Zealand on their way to success in Auckland Credit: Getty Images New Zealand emerged victorious from the round robin stage of the America’s Cup World Series event in Auckland on Saturday, setting up a semi-final against struggling British challengers Ineos Team UK in Sunday’s Prada Christmas Cup. Sir Ben Ainslie’s team endured another torturous day on the water. They had looked to have turned a corner on Friday, showing reasonable boat speed and staying up on their foils...

United States challenger American Magic had its first loss but stayed atop the leaderboard after the second day of racing Friday in the America’s Cup World Series off Auckland. American Magic, backed by the New York Yacht Club, won one and lost one of its two tight races against Italy’s Luna Rossa, ending the day with a 3-1 record. The most aggressive racing of the series so far saw four penalties dispensed — three against Luna Rossa and one against American Magic — for rule breaches in...

American Magic wins 1, loses 1 on 2nd day of Americas Cup World Series United States challenger American Magic had its first loss but stayed atop the leaderboard after the second day of racing Friday in the Americas Cup World Series off Auckland, New Zealand. American Magic, backed by the New York Yacht Club, won one and lost one of its two tight races against Italys Luna Rossa, ending the day with a 3-1 record. The most aggressive racing of the series so far saw four penalties dispensed -- thr...

American Magic nearly ground to a halt with mechanical problems on Friday. Jimmy Spithill’s Luna Rossa and Dean Barker’s American Magic traded blows like a couple of heavyweight boxers on a significant second day of the America’s Cup world series regatta in Auckland. And on the strength of an engaging Friday of double-header racing, during which the respective challenger syndicates won a race apiece in shifting 12-14-knot winds on the Waitemata Harbour, it is safe to say they have emerge...