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The 36th Americas Cup got underway a few hours after the Labour Government announced that they were lifting the COVID Alert 2 on Auckland. The decision had been made Thursday night, but wasnt announced until 1130am Friday. The Prime Minister explained this pedantic approach by saying some epidemiological homework to be checked on a couple of cases. The announcement came too late for the race course area to be moved from Course E, the same area used on the opening day of Americas Cup 36. Its an ...

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Gladwells Line: Rolling the Americas Cup dice - what factors will determine the winner? by Richard Gladwell, Sail-World.com/nz 4 Mar 23:52 UTC 5 March 2021 Luna Rossa and Te Rehutai - Emirates Team New Zealand - Practice Racing - Americas Cup World Series - December 10, 2020 - Waitemata Harbour - Americas Cup 36 © Richard Gladwell / Sail-World.com Most will be aware the long-awaited Americas Cup Match will not start on time this Saturday due to Auckland being in it...

Americas Cup Rialto: Feb 19 - Some key differences between the Finalists by Richard Gladwell, Sail-World.com/nz 18 Feb 13:54 UTC 19 February 2021 Francesco Bruni makes a point to Jimmy Spithill over afternoon tea - Luna Rossa - Prada Cup Finals - Day 2 - February 14, 2021 - Americas Cup 36 - Course E © Richard Gladwell / Sail-World.com On Sunday, we were onboard the TV photo catamaran, which was a novel experience - and allowed a different shooting angle - albeit it...

Prada Cup Final: Day 2 - Italy goes 4-up by Ben Gladwell - Sail-World NZL 14 Feb 06:03 UTC 14 February 2021 Luna Rossa and Ineos locking horns upwind in the first big tacking duel of the event. © Americas Cup Media Tucked away today on the most eastern course E today, Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli and Ineos Team UK resumed battle today, Auckland. After a shaky start, Ben Ainslie and crew really had to get some points on the leaderboard. The Hauraki Gulf - which translate...

Superior Sailor Series - Episode Two: Sir Ian Taylor Superior Sailor Series - Episode Two: Sir Ian Taylor Wed, 3 Feb 2021, 5:00PM New Zealands love of the Americas Cup dates back to the 1980s when Kiwi Magic took to the waters off the coast of the West Coast of Australia. Since then, New Zealanders young and old have been obsessed with the Auld Mug. For the past 30 years, Virtual Eye has played a vital role in how we have viewed sailing. The graphical genius Sir Ian Taylor g...

The graphics in question cover such things as superimposed borders defining the racecourse, distance lines on the water and sponsorship names. "There are elements of it that we have left, we just thought wed use today to make it really clear to everyone what it is we deliver," Taylor says. The 71-year-old was surprised to learn that the Americas Cup production company had apparently settled with Coutts. "We had expected the production company to actually join us in defending our case," Taylor s...

Photo: Screenshot / TVNZ In an involved row over copyright for the augmented reality graphics on Cup racing, Coutts companies filed an infringement claim against Taylors Animation Research Limited before Christmas. Coutts, an Olympic gold medalist and Americas Cup winner, said he believed his companies had owned the graphic patent since 2010. Today Taylor - who says he originally designed the graphics in 1992 and is the rightful owner - pulled his Virtual Eye Live graphic feature in protest at ...

Americas Cup: Prada Cup pairings announced - first racing on March 15, 2021 by Prada Cup Media 7 Jan 07:44 UTC 15 January - 22 February 2021 Prada Cup to be awarded to the winner of the Challenger Selection Series for the 36th Americas Cup © Prada Cup| Studio Borlenghi The Prada Cup, the Challenger Selection Series for the 36th Americas Cup, is set to start on January 15, 2021. Three Challengers representing prestigious yacht clubs in Italy, USA and UK, are competin...

“Really, this is an honour for all of us. I’ve always been a storyteller, but the people I work with, they wrote the story,” he said. Taylor, who belongs to the Ngāti Kahungunu and Nga Puhi iwi, became lead singer of the band Kal-Q-Lated Risk in 1967, before becoming a TV presenter, best known for TVNZ children’s programmes Play School and Spot On. John Hawkins/Stuff Taylor, one of NZ foremost technology innovators, speaking at the Administrative Professionals Day 2018 held at Ascot....