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American Magic proved to be a long way off the pace of Luna Rossa in the semi-finals

Emotions swirl as New York Yacht Club's America's Cup challenge comes to an end.

American Magic concludes campaign for 36th America's Cup by New York Yacht Club American Magic 30 Jan 13:54 UTC 29 January 2021 The New York Yacht Club American Magic team applaud the Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli team after the PRADA Cup Semi Final © Sailing Energy / American Magic New York Yacht Club American Magic, the U.S. Challenger for the America's Cup, was eliminated from the Prada Cup Semifinal following a loss in the fourth race of the series against the Challenger of Record, Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli of Italy. American Magic's participation in the events asso...

Yachts and Yachting © Sailing Energy / American Magic; and Studio Borlenghi “Somebody has to win, and somebody has to lose,” said American Magic skipper Terry Hutchinson afterwards. “It’s obviously disappointing,” he said. “There’s not a person inside of our team that likes losing. You have 135 ‘Type-A’ personalities all pushing for the same thing, in the same boat, for the same result. I have nothing but pride for what we’ve done over the last three and a half years. All we can do is take it on the chin, understand our strengths and weaknesses, and move the ...

The form team in the build-up regatta before Christmas in Auckland returned in January slightly on the back foot, compounding with a catastrophic capsize, which required a 9-day rebuild of its AC75 “Patriot”. With just two days of shaking before facing a much sharper Luna Rossa in the semi-final, American Magic was out-sailed in the first three races, before the technical problems scuttled its last chance. “I’m probably a bit in shock because we’ve spent the last three years of our lives chasing one thing, and it comes to an abrupt stop,” said Hutchinson. The team’s tacticia...