America’s Cup
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Victory Challenge
He was in the crew that was behind one of the biggest moments in sailing history. Skip Lissiman was port trimmer on Australia II when it succeeded in achieving something nobody else had ever been close to doing before during the 132 years of the America’s Cup. To take the world’s oldest sailing trophy away from the USA. Today, he (...)
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3 Questions Net To
Bunny McDiarmid is a Nuclear Campaigner from Greenpeace NZ. She was one of the first to react to the announcement from the members of the french challenger for the 2003 America’s Cup to be sponsorship by the Areva Group, the french nuclear group.
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Team Prada
Team Prada has just completed its training session in the Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand. Since last October Francesco de Angelis, with his crew and the rest of the team, has been working in Auckland carrying out a long series of tests, technical evaluations, local weather conditions analysis and match race (...)
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GBR CHALLENGE
Peter Harrison today announced a development that will ensure that GBR Challenge is well prepared for the next America’s Cup cycle. The British team is to build a second new hull within this America’s Cup campaign, so that the team has two latest generation ACC yachts ready for training in Cowes during the summer of (...)
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America’s Cup International Regatta
Racing was delayed for several hours today as the North Easterly sea breeze slowly appeared and settled down to blow at a light 6 knots. As the programme of races had slipped dramatically over the week due to light weather, the committee decided to terminate the match racing at the end of the Round Robin series, using the rankings from these (...)
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America’s Cup International Regatta
Racing started on time today in a 10 knot South-Easterly under a clear summer sky. The race course situation, in the lee of Rangitoto Island, meant that the wind on the water was patchy with different amounts of breeze blowing just metres apart. The result of both races today was determined more by being in the right pressure at the right time (...)
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America’s Cup International Regatta
Racing was delayed for several hours today (Thursday) as the forecast South Easterly failed to appear, and a North Easterly sea breeze filled in late in the afternoon to give light and patchy winds never exceeding 10 knots. Two flights were run, which means that Round Robin One is finished and the first flight of Round Robin Two has been (...)
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America’s Cup International Regatta
A two hour delay for weather conditions to moderate saw the first race of the America’s Cup International Regatta start at 1310 New Zealand time today (Monday). In 12 knots of breeze from the North East and a fast disappearing swell, four boats representing three of the challengers and the defender of the next America’s Cup lined (...)
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International America’s Cup Regatta
Four syndicates from four countries will race during the International America’s Cup Regatta, in Auckland, New Zealand starting on Monday and running over the week of 11th - 17th February 2002.
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America’s Cup
Peter Harrison, Founder and Chairman of GBR Challenge, the British America’s Cup team for 2002-03, today announced that he has appointed double Olympic Silver Medallist Ian Walker to be the GBR Challenge Skipper.
About the America’s Cup
The America’s Cup is the oldest trophy in international sport, dating back to 1851, when the yacht America, after which the trophy is named, beat the best of the British fleet in a race around the Isle of Wight, U.K. The trophy won on that day was donated in trust through a Deed of Gift and has since become a symbol of immense achievement. It is perhaps the hardest trophy in sport to win. In it’s 165-year history, only four countries have managed to win the America’s Cup.
36th America’s Cup
The America’s Cup is the oldest trophy in sport and is recognised as the pinnacle of sailing. Leading up to the America’s Cup Match, are the America’s Cup World Series events in 2019 - 2020, the Christmas Race and the Challenger Selections Series - the Prada Cup - in early 2021 to determine the team which will challenge the Defender, Emirates Team New Zealand in the America’s Cup Match Presented by Prada which will take place from 6-21 March 2021 in Auckland.
Prada Cup
The Prada Cup – the Challenger Selection Series for the 36th America’s Cup - will take place in Auckland (NZ) in January-February 2021. The round robin series will determine which team will compete against the Defender, Emirates New Zealand in the America’s Cup Match from 6-21 March 2021.
The concept of a Challenger Selection Series originated in 1970, when for the first time in the history of the America’s Cup there was more than one international Challenger vying to race against the Defender for the coveted trophy. Organised by the Challenger of Record
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, the Prada Cup is the final step on the road to the America’s Cup.