Thursday, 18 February 2021, 11:02 am
While America’s Cup Event is encouraged by the news
that Auckland has come down to COVID Alert Level 2, one step
closer to Level 1 potentially early next week, it is clear
that COR are determined to remain inflexible to a change in
the race schedule against the interests of the public and
commercial benefits to the city and businesses. ACE has
consistently maintained our preference to have the best
opportunity to race at Alert Level 1.
Chair of
America’s Cup Events Tina Symmans said, “This is a
disappointing situation, it is my responsibility to do my
best to run the event with the best interests of the public
Photo
credit: COR36 / Studio Borlenghi
No
winner in Auckland today for the PRADA Christmas Race as the
breeze dropped away after the start of race 1 and there was
not enough to complete the 4 races scheduled for the
day.
Race 1 between Emirates Team New Zealand and
INEOS TEAM UK - respectively the winner and fourth placed in
the PRADA ACWS Auckland - started on time at 1512. Emirates
Team New Zealand sailed fast around the course until during
the second downwind lap when the breeze dropped and the
Kiwis remained unable to foil downwind. The clock counted
down, the wind remained around 6 knots and the Defenders