America s Cup 2021: World Series and Christmas Race live updates, schedule, start time, odds, live streaming and how to watch
17 Dec, 2020 01:00 AM
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Beyond the Cup: Team New Zealand could be facing a day without an opponent on Friday as INEOS Team UK race the clock to overcome an issue with their AC75 for the second day of the America s Cup World Series. Video / Brett Phibbs / Michael Craig / Dean Purcell / Auckland Unlimited
Beyond the Cup: Team New Zealand could be facing a day without an opponent on Friday as INEOS Team UK race the clock to overcome an issue with their AC75 for the second day of the America s Cup World Series. Video / Brett Phibbs / Michael Craig / Dean Purcell / Auckland Unlimited
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By BERNIE WILSONDecember 15, 2020 GMT
Delayed eight months due to COVID-19, four America’s Cup crews finally get to face off against each other in their fantastical-looking boats that fly across the tops of the waves on hydrofoils.
Defending champion Emirates Team New Zealand and challengers American Magic, INEOS Team UK and Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team of Italy will race in the America’s Cup World Series Auckland and the Prada Christmas Race on Thursday through Sunday, New Zealand time, on the Hauraki Gulf.
It will be the only warmup regatta prior to the start of the 36th America’s Cup in January. The Prada Cup for challengers will run Jan. 15-Feb. 22, with the winner advancing to face Team New Zealand in the America’s Cup match March 6-21.
“The learning process is still big and we try to do less mistakes each day,” said Sirena. The four-day World Series regatta, and the Christmas Race on Sunday, act as a build-up for all four teams, before the challengers begin their selection series mid-January. Getting an AC75 around the race course is as much about flying as sailing, at speeds of up to 50 knots, and the lack of time on water, as American Magic’s Terry Hutchinson observed, made “time the number one enemy of teams.”
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Luna Rossa skipper Max Sirena at the pre-regatta skipper’s conference
TORONTO TSN today announced it will be providing coverage of the America’s Cup yacht racing series, beginning with the Prada America’s Cup World Series event in Auckland, New Zealand, which will stream on TSN.ca and the TSN app starting on Wednesday, December 16 at 9 p.m. ET. Running from December 16 to 18, the America’s Cup World Series is the first stage of the oldest international sporting trophy, the America’s Cup. TSN’s yachting coverage also includes the Christmas Race, streaming Saturday, December 19 at 9 p.m. ET, and the Prada Cup Challenger Selection Series from January 14 to February.