America’s Cup

Around the Sailing World, Episode 38
By Dave ReedMarch 30, 2021

Around the Sailing World, Episode 36
America’s Cup 36: Fast Wins
Ten races—that’s what it took Emirates Team New Zealand to defend its rightful place on the America’s Cup throne. For the trio of challengers that tried and failed to lay siege to the Kiwi castle for this 36th Cup edition, there was simply no weapon great enough to topple the defender. Not even close. They’re just too unbeatable.
America’s Cup 36: The Wrong Call
The Italians of Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli were putting on the performance of the regatta, but one split-second decision made it crumble to pieces.

The 36th America’s Cup Match Presented by Prada, in Auckland, March 2021, will feature the Defender, Emirates Team New Zealand sailing against the sole challenger to emerge from the proceeding Prada Cup challenger-elimination series. State-of-the-art, high-speed 75-foot foiling monohulls will be used for the first time in Cup competition, honoring the 170-year-old competition’s legacy of technology and design innovation in the ultimate arena of performance sailing prowess.

This will be the second time America’s Cup racing will be contested in the waters off Auckland. In the past, the racecourses were set on the Hauraki Gulf, but for this edition, the courses will be set closer to land for greater specating and boundary-style racing.

Meet the Teams

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The Foiling AC75

The mechatronics required to move the A75’s foils deliver precision handling and speed, and while they may look basic in form, their execution is anything but standard.

The Foiling AC75

The mechatronics required to move the A75’s foils deliver precision handling and speed, and while they may look basic in form, their execution is anything but standard.

History of the America’s Cup

The oldest trophy in all of sport is more than a token of victory in an international yacht race. It’s about dedication, perseverance, and most of all, engineering the fastest boat of the fleet.

History of the America’s Cup

The oldest trophy in all of sport is more than a token of victory in an international yacht race. It’s about dedication, perseverance, and most of all, engineering the fastest boat of the fleet.