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How to watch: PRADA Cup Final

13 February 2021
Our preview for day one of the Prada Cup final direct from Auckland Our preview for day two of the Prada Cup final direct from Auckland WATCH To help make our amazing sport work, TV deals have been made around the world, so availability differs depending on your location. Check how you can access the coverage here! Some will be lucky enough to watch on YouTube…
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The Myth of the America's Cup

10 February 2021
There is something very special about the America’s Cup… Producer: Larry Keating Executive Producers: Patrizio Bertelli & Laurent Esquier Director/Writer: Martin Tasker Research/Writer: Chris Gurr Consulting Producer: Bruno Trouble Editor: Ben Selkirk Special thanks to Bill Koch, Luca Bontempelli, Blacksand Post – TVNZ, Mystic Seaport Film…
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America's Cup: Amended Sailing Instructions

10 February 2021
UPPER WIND LIMIT The Challenger of Record and the Defender, in consultation with the Regatta Director, have decided to amend the Race conditions for the PRADA Cup Final and the 36th America’s Cup Match as follows. After reviewing the performance of the yachts and the variations between the yachts’ wind measurement data and that of Race Management due to differing measurement heights, it has…
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Yannick Bestaven (Maître Coq IV) Wins Ninth Vendée Globe

28 January 2021
Yannick Bestaven, the 48 year old French skipper of Maître Coq IV, is the overall winner of the ninth edition of the Vendée Globe. Although he actually took the gun for third place off Les Sables d’Olonne, France at 03hrs 19mins 46 secs early this Thursday morning, because he carried a time compensation of 10 hours and 15 minutes, awarded by an international jury for his role in the…
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Dalin takes Vendée Globe line honours

28 January 2021
After an immaculately executed race, at 20h 35m 47s UTC this evening, 80 days 6hrs 15mins 47secs since the start on Sunday 8thNovember, French skipper Charlie Dalin emerged from a damp, misty Bay of Biscay to break the finish line of the Vendée Globe, the solo, non-stop round the world race, in first position and in doing so realised the ocean racing dreams of his youth.But the 36-year-old…
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AC Chat & Wrap - Rules & Repairs

26 January 2021
https://youtu.be/uELLQiO4Lmc Our AC Chat & Wrap show with a little touch on the American Magic repairs ahead of our in-depth chat on 25 Jan. https://youtu.be/tuAHG8ybea8 Our AC Chat & Wrap review of the damage and repairs that would have been needed to get American Magic back on the water. https://youtu.be/UybnxTb2aRg Our AC Chat & Wrap review of the rules…
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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…
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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 - Day 2

16 January 2021
“Sometimes you are the bug, and some daysyou 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…
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