Prada Cup Finals Are Here!

For almost two weeks there has been one question that has been doing the rounds more than any other down here in Auckland. ‘Who do you think will win the PRADA Cup?’ With two challengers battling it out in the first to seven win Final to gain the right to take on the Defenders Emirates Team New Zealand, it’s an obvious and simple question. But it’s also one that triggers some of the longest replies as people work through the rationale of their decision in separating two teams th...

AMERICAN MAGIC CONCLUDES CAMPAIGN FOR 36th AMERICA'S CUP Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli defeats New York Yacht Club American Magic 4-0 to earn a spot in the Prada Cup finals against INEOS Team UK. Auckland, New Zealand - New York Yacht Club American Magic, the U.S. Challenger for the America's Cup, was eliminated from the Prada Cup Semifinal following a loss in the fourth race of the series against the Challenger of Record, Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli of Italy. American Magic's participation ...

PATRIOT RETURNS TO THE RACE COURSE BUT SUFFERS TWO LOSSES TO OPEN PRADA CUP SEMIFINAL Auckland, New Zealand - New York Yacht Club American Magic, the U.S. Challenger for the America's Cup, took two losses against Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli of Italy on the first day of racing at the Prada Cup Semifinals. Eleven days after suffering significant damage and nearly sinking during a Round Robins race against the Italians, American Magic succeeded in patching the hull of its AC75 racing yacht and r...

AC75 PATRIOT BACK IN ACTION AS PRADA CUP SEMIFINALS NEAR Auckland, New Zealand - New York Yacht Club American Magic, the U.S. Challenger for the 36th America's Cup, on Wednesday re-launched its racing yacht, PATRIOT, for the first time since a damaging capsize and near-sinking suffered by the team during a Prada Cup Round Robins race on January 17. After nine days of intense boatbuilding and systems work inside the team's base, the AC75 returned to the Waitematā Harbor roughly 48 hours befor...

After 9 days of round-the-clock effort, and the massive support of so many here in Auckland,
back home and around the world, PATRIOT is back in her natural element.










The shore, production, design and sailing teams for American Magic, the U.S. Challenger for the America's Cup, are working 24 hours a day to get PATRIOT ready for the Prada Cup Semifinals, which start on January 29. The...

INEOS TEAM UK jump to the PRADA CUP Final INEOS TEAM UK stays unbeaten after what was probably the closest race seen so far on the AC75s, with 9 lead changes throughout the nail biting race against Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli. With that result, Sir Ben Ainslie’s team won their the fifth race in a row in the Round Robins. Upon finishing the ‘ghost race’ start successfully it took them to 6 points, enough to qualify directly to the PRADA Cup final. The Italian Challenger of Recor...

SKIPPER'S PRESS CONFERENCE: TERRY HUTCHINSON ON PATRIOT'S CAPSIZE, RECOVERY AND NEXT STEPS Auckland, New Zealand - After a mostly sleepless night following the capsize and near-sinking of American Magic's AC75 racing yacht, PATRIOT, Skipper and Executive Director Terry Hutchinson answered questions for assembled journalists in Auckland, and additional press patched in via Zoom. QUOTES: On the local assistance: "We need to recognize the heroic effort by everybody in the Auckland commu...

Auckland, New Zealand - After racing into a squall, crashing, capsizing, incurring significant damage and coming close to sinking, American Magic’s AC75 racing yacht, PATRIOT, made it back to shore at 10:45 PM NZDT after a herculean effort to save the boat. “First and foremost, we are incredibly grateful and thankful that everybody is safe,” said Terry Hutchinson, Skipper and Executive Director of American Magic, the U.S. Challenger for the America’s Cup. “The team did an incre...

INEOS TEAM UK win Race 1 of Round Robin 2 Round Robin 2 - Race 1 Start: 1655 Port: GBR Stbd: USA Course: combination between C&D Axis: 211 Length: 1.58nm Current: 0.4 knots @ 337 Wind: 8-12 knots / 220 Winner: INEOS TEAM UK 4:59 As the sky opened up, the heating on the land showed hints of the ingredients for a sea breeze as the wind speed climbed slowly towards double figures. The wind direction had also changed slightly causing the race committee to delay the start of the rac...

PRADA CUP RR1 – Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli vs American Magic Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli win Race 3 of Round Robin 1. Start: 1515 Port: ITA Stbd: USA Course: combination between C &D Axis: 204 Length: 1.8nm Current: 1.1 knots @ 336 Wind 8-14 knots / 225 degrees Winner: Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli (ITA) American Magic (USA) DNF As Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli (ITA) entered the pre-start area from the left hand side there were the first few signs that this would be a tricky race. Str...