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To win the America’s Cup, first win the Prada Cup
by America’s Cup Jan 3 01:50 EST
From January 15, 2021
Auckland (NZL) 36th America’s Cup Presented by Prada – Race Day 2 – Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team, New York Yacht Club American Magic © Stefano Gattini
Organized by COR 36, Challenger of Record, the PRADA Cup – the Challenger Selection Series – will take place from January 15 to the end of February 2021: the last day depends on the number of races that the winner will need to win. seven wins and overwhelm the other challenger.
This crucial event determines which foreign Challenger will face Defender Emirates Team New Zealand in match 36 of the America’s Cup in March 2021. True to established traditions of the America’s Cup since 1970, the year of the first “Challenger Elimination Series”, Much sought after by Baron Marcel Bich and imposed on the New York Yacht Club. As of that edition, the Challenger Series become an important event in the event.
The three Challengers come from Europe and the United States. Each has a strong story to tell: from the United Kingdom INEOS TEAM UK brings back to the great show the Royal Yacht Squadron, the club where the “Hundred Guineas Cup” was contested in 1851 under the reign and eyes of the Queen Victoria. The patron is Sir Ben Ainslie, winner of 5 Olympic medals, the only one in history with four consecutive golds. From the United States, New York Yacht Club returns to the Cup with American Magic and Terry Huchtinson as skipper. Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team of the passionate Italian “sailor” Patrizio Bertelli is the sixth challenge he runs. The challenge is signed by Circolo della Vela Sicilia and Max Sirena is the skipper.
The race will consist of four free-for-all sessions beginning on January 15, with the winner qualifying for the PRADA Cup final. The remaining two teams will compete in a PRADA Cup semi-final from first to four points, with the winner also qualifying for the PRADA Cup Final. The PRADA Cup final from first to seven points begins on February 13, with the winner becoming the Challenger of the 36th America’s Cup.
Live coverage will run for two hours a day, beginning at 3:00 p.m. M. Venue for Round Robins and Semifinals, then moving on at 4:00 p.m. M. Local for the final of the PRADA Cup. The winner of the Challenger Selection Series will receive the PRADA Cup, a stunning new trophy designed by renowned designer Marc Newson and carefully crafted by Florentine silversmiths, and will become the Challenger for the 36th America’s Cup.
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