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Dean Barker and Terry Hutchinson believe the talent and drive is there to build from the painful loss at Auckland 2021.
Dean Barker sees a future for the United States in the America’s Cup and his American Magic boss Terry Hutchinson believes there is an opportunity to rebound from their painful and costly exit at Auckland 2021. American Magic were humbled 4-0 by Luna Rossa in the Prada Cup challenger semifinals, ending a three-and a half-year campaign that was brutally floored by a capsize a fortnight ago that didn’t allow their boat Patriot to be competitive again.
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It was a sorry end to Dean Barker s 2021 America s Cup campaign with American Magic on his home waters in Auckland.
Dean Barker and Jimmy Spithill were once the young guns of the America s Cup - now one is out and pondering his future, while the other keeps fighting to take on the next generation. Suzanne McFadden examines the latest chapter of an intriguing sporting rivalry. Twenty-one years ago in Auckland, two ambitious and precocious young helmsmen made their first splash in the America’s Cup.
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Dean Barker and Terry Hutchinson believe the talent and drive is there to build from the painful loss at Auckland 2021.
Luna Rossa flew through their Prada Cup semifinal series against American magic with a clean sweep.
Luna Rossa co-helmsman Jimmy Spithill called for his crew to “keep the foot on the throat” during the second day of their Prada Cup semifinal against American Magic in Auckland’s Hauraki Gulf on Saturday. And that’s exactly where it remained on a brilliantly fine day in the City of Sails as Italian America’s Cup challenger of record Luna Rossa continued their dominance of the New York Yacht Club s Patriot to complete a 4-0 sweep in the best-of-seven series – aided by some serious technical issues which plagued American Magic in a disastrous second race.