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What a race, and there will be none tomorrow!

23 January 2021
I can report that there will be no racing tomorrow, so INEOS Team UK now have three full weeks to develop their boat and getting ready for the next race, whereas Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team have only 6 days before to fine tuning their AC75 before the next race against American Magic who are in a race against time to repair their boat and get back to the startline. The Semi-final – the first…
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"We have to win a race"

23 January 2021
It’s all on today in a must win race for Prada to keep the round robin series of the Prada Cup, the Challenger Series for the 36th America’s Cup alive. James Spithill’s mantra at the press conference yesterday, and one we have heard him say many, many times before was, “we have to win a race”. This is the America’s Cup, and really just all, in the greatest sense of the word that it…
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REVISED Schedule - How to Watch

20 January 2021
Following New York Yacht Club American Magic informing the Regatta Director that they will not be racing in Round Robins 3 and 4 of the PRADA Cup this weekend, the racing schedule has been revised as follows: Saturday 23rd of January 2021:LUNA ROSSA PRADA PIRELLI vs INEOS TEAM UK – Start at 16:00 NZT Sunday 24th of January 2021:INEOS TEAM UK vs LUNA ROSSA PRADA PIRELLI – Start at 16:00…
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Prada Cup Review and Hutchinson's Mission

18 January 2021
Patriot goes up at speed. Patriot comes down with force. Patriot almost sinks. In a true illustration of the sailing community, all teams, organisers and emergency personnel pitch in to the rescue effort. Patriot is rescued. Patriot should be back and racing by the end of the Prada Cup. That is the past 48 hours in a nutshell.  17/01/21 – Auckland (NZL) 36th America’s…
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Prada Cup - Day 2

16 January 2021
“Sometimes you are the bug, and some days you are the windshield” said Terry Hutchison of today’s Prada Cup racing. “At any given moment all the teams were dealing with the same thing, I guess we drew the unlucky number in the lottery” said Hutchinson of today’s race track. 16/01/21 – Auckland (NZL) 36th America’s Cup presented by Prada PRADA Cup 2021 – Press…
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Prada Cup - Day 1

15 January 2021
And then there were two… wins that is! INEOS Team UK MUST have been good this year to get a whole lot of boat speed from “Santa” over Christmas! But seriously, great job to the whole team as Ben Ainslie said: “I’ve gotta say, that race was for the rest of our team back at the dock, our designers, our engineers, our shore team, boat builders, they have had just an epic two or three weeks…
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