Luna Rossa hangs on. The Italian challenge is still tied (3-3) with the big favorite and America’s Cup title holder, Team New Zealand, after Saturday’s races under blue skies and light winds in the bay of Auckland. – – Like Friday, Jimmy Spithill’s sailboat even had the luxury of taking the lead, winning the fifth … Read more
Eighteen years after being the first non-American challenge to win the America’s Cup twice in a row, Team New Zealand pulled off this performance again in 2021. The challenge presented by the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron has definitely pushed back the Italian challenger Luna Rossa with a seventh decisive success obtained in the tenth … Read more
Luna Rossa continues to beat the odds in the America’s Cup. While sailing enthusiasts thought that defending champion Team New Zealand would make short work of it, the Italian challenge is still neck and neck with its opponent, after the third and fourth rounds of the Cup on Friday in Auckland. – – Luna Rossa … Read more
The first day of the PRADA Americas Cup World Series in Auckland has just ended and New York Yacht Club American Magic leads the preliminary ranking after winning both races they sailed today. Second place is Emirates Team New Zealand (1 point), third Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli (1 point) and fourth INEOS TEAM UK (0 … Read more
Luna Rossa, who was leading the race at the start of the weekend, then found herself in her turn with the hull in the water, deprived of the speed of her foils, while Peter Burling’s crew managed to do fly off his boat again. To make matters worse, the Italian challenge missed a maneuver and … Read more
Luna Rossa and Team New Zealand were unable to do battle for their fourth head-to-head in Auckland Harbor. The wind decided otherwise. The 7th and 8th races between the title holders and the Italian challenge, so far tied with 3 wins each, will take place on Monday. – – Foiling boats, which sail above the … Read more
At 4 am two more races in the series of 13. For the Kiwis the opportunity to close the discussion This Italian night Peter Burling’s Kiwis go into the water to end the speech against Luna Rossa in the 36th America’s Cup. Strengthened by the 5-3 advantage in the series after Monday’s daring regattas, the … Read more
From 4 in the morning in Italy two more tests are scheduled to try to break the balance: now we are at 3-3 Another day of light winds in Auckland on the fourth day of the America’s Cup, with the two crews Luna Rossa and Team New Zealand in balance 3-3 in the most balanced … Read more
The Italian boat against the Kiwi favorites goes into the water for two more tests in front of thousands of people following from the water and from the land. Light wind conditions Without a moment of respite. After the first 4 races (score 2-2) we are back in the water for two more tests tonight … Read more
With the series at 5-1 the Italians are looking for the last two points to win the trophy and get the right to challenge the New Zealanders The challenge between Ineos and Luna Rossa continues. Also this Italian morning from 4am back to the water for two more races of the Prada Cup Final. The … Read more