Emirates Team New Zealand win the PRADA ACWS Auckland
Winner Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli As the race boats headed out to the course there were questions about how the weather would play out. With a forecast for light breezes and the race area positioned to the leeward of Rangitoto, the concern was that the breeze would prove fickle in the lee of the island. The pre-start saw both boats enter on time and at speed but there was no tactical engagement between the two. Instead, as the clock counted down to the start Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli (ITA) and INEOS TEAM UK (GBR) both chose to line up on starboard for a perfectly timed start.