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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...

Emirates Team New Zealand vs Luna Rossa on day 1 of ACWS Auckland © Hamish Hooper / ETNZ The 36th Americas Cup was again put on hold after the New Zealand Prime Minister held a media conference at 9.30pm on Saturday night to announce that Auckland was again being put into another COVID19 triggered Lockdown. The unexpected announcement by the New Zealand Prime Minister, carried on live on Saturday night TV at 9.00pm, caught the 36th Americas Cup in the lockdown spiders web for a sec...

Emirates Team New Zealand vs Luna Rossa on day 1 of ACWS Auckland © Hamish Hooper / ETNZ The 36th Americas Cup was again put on hold after the New Zealand Prime Minister held a media conference at 9.30pm on Saturday night to announce that Auckland was again being put into another COVID19 triggered Lockdown. The unexpected announcement by the New Zealand Prime Minister, carried on live on Saturday night TV at 9.00pm, caught the 36th Americas Cup in the lockdown spiders web for a sec...

Playing the long game - Sail-World.com USA Newsletter 23/02/2021 Playing the long game Dear Recipient Name As a Brit Im of course sad that INEOS TEAM UK didnt progress to the Americas Cup match. Id have loved to see Ben Ainslie and Giles Scott square up against Pete Burling, Blair Tuke and the rest of Emirates Team New Zealand, but it wasnt to be. Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli team fully deserve their win. They sailed beautifully, won the majority of the starts, and their AC75 was simply faster ...

The exit of any team from the Challenger Selection Series is always a sad occasion. No longer will we hear their anthems as they leave the dock, or see the crowds of team-uniformed, flag waving, families, friends and fans, bidding the crews farewell and unconditionally welcoming them back at the end of each race day. New York Yacht Clubs team American Magic are the first to exit from the Prada Cup. The race schedule called for one team to exit the 36th Americas Cup about now. The teams like to ...

Emirates Team NZ and American Magic - Auckland - January 5, 2021 - 36 Americas Cup © Richard Gladwell / Sail-World.com As predicted in our last Rialto, the biggest takeout from the Americas Cup World Series and the Xmas Cup, was the huge benefits to be gained by efficient foiling in light breezes. Today Emirates Team New Zealand were testing their FR0, while the Challengers seem to be of the view/hope that the super-size jib will not be required. Or that no teams will have given i...

Friday, 11 December 2020, 10:49 am The “voice of the America’s Cup” PJ Montgomery joins Newstalk ZB, Gold AM and iHeartRadio to lead 36th America’s Cup presented by PRADA radio commentary. New Zealand Media and Entertainment (NZME) has confirmed pre-eminent yachting commentator Peter ‘PJ’ Montgomery will anchor its live radio commentary for the 36th America’s Cup across Gold AM, Newstalk ZB and iHeartRadio. As the official radio partner of the 36th America’s Cup presented by PRA...