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The Stage is Set for the 36th America s Cup
9th March 2021
Emirates Team New Zealand Skipper Peter Burling (left) and Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Skipper and Team Director Max Sirena fronted the opening press conference
Credit: ACE/Studio Borlenghi
Three months after the first official race for the new AC75 class, the 36th America’s Cup presented by PRADA looks set to lay a marker down in history, with the first race of the Match starting tomorrow 10th of March at 4:15 pm NZT.
Emirates Team New Zealand Skipper Peter Burling and Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Skipper and Team Director Max Sirena fronted the opening press conference, ahead of tomorrow’s start to the best of 13 race series.
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