PATRIOT capsized sideways into the water, port side down, which temporarily hid the extent of the damage. In the lopsided Prada Cup Finals, Luna Rossa wins 7-to-1 against a struggling Ineos Team UK, putting a swift end to the Challenger series. News from New York Yacht Club American Magic, Challenger for the 36th America’s Cup. “The response from the local community here was incredible, and you can’t give enough thanks to the police, fire and local authorities for their quick response,” said Hutchinson shortly after stepping ashore, in darkness, alongside his exhausted but relieved teammates. AC75 is precisely the yacht that will compete in the America’s Cup, a special foil-equipped monohull yacht that wants to promote the development of sailing towards innovation and technology. “We had a good race going and the boat was going really well.”. After this close call, the remainder of the pre-start was an even affair. This is life onboard an AC75, the flying yachts which will be used to challenge for the 2021 America’s Cup. THE AMERICA'S CUP CLASS AC75 BOAT CONCEPT REVEALED. An exciting new era in America’s Cup racing has been unveiled today as the concept for the AC75, the class of boat to be sailed in the 36th America’s Cup is released illustrating a bold and modern vision for high … The second-ranked team will then sail a semi-final against American Magic. It was apparent that this was a much different scenario than the team’s previous AC75 capsize, which occurred with the team’s now-retired first AC75, DEFIANT.“We knew something was wrong straight away,” said Hutchinson. Hutchinson said that this type of incident would certainly be a major challenge to overcome, especially with only 12 days remaining until the Prada Cup semifinals. AC75 PATRIOT BACK IN ACTION AS PRADA CUP SEMIFINALS NEAR. After nine days of intense boatbuilding and systems work inside the team's base, the AC75 returned to the Waitematā Harbor roughly 48 hours before her first Prada Cup … With one win INEOS is directly qualified for the final, Luna Rossa would have to win twice. He also said that the resilience of his team is never in doubt. After the temporary retirement of American Magic after their capsize, the programme of the coming weekend will only include the two duels between the so far unbeaten INEOS (Ben Ainsle GBR) and Luna Rossa (Francesco Bruni ITA, Jimmy Spithill AUS). Challenger for the America’s Cup. “The response from the other teams was amazing, too. For the Prada Cup, it seems there will be some impact. 2021 America’s Cup AC75 Class Sailboat. Award-winning, locally owned, independent online news for Newport County, Rhode Island, and beyond. “We tacked in like nine knots of breeze, after having much more than that for most of the race. The breeze was just evaporating all over the place. Both boats sailed the first beat in 15 to 20 knots of breeze, and the day was a showcase of the immense upwind performance of the AC75 class. The team was caught out of position in the pre-start and entered the starting box both late and in a vulnerable position. I’m confident in our people.”. When we righted DEFIANT, and as we saw with Team New Zealand a few days ago when they righted their boat, the recovery was instantaneous. The views and opinions included within are not necessarily those of What's Up Newp, our contributors, or our advertisers. Luna Rossa earned the first cross, but the race soon turned in favor of American Magic. “The team did an incredible job getting PATRIOT back to the dock.”. Auckland, New Zealand – 1/27/2021 – New York Yacht Club American Magic, the U.S. 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. newsposter January 7, 2021. Est. A second race began almost immediately to save a damaged PATRIOT from sinking. And so, you know, as we’ve learned over the last couple of days, you have to be in the pressure or the breeze can evaporate on you.”The final upwind leg was similarly one-sided and American Magic took advantage of the bias to increase its advantage heading into the final mark. Email them to Ryan@whatsupnewp.com. “Dean made the correct decision to tack around the left gate, keep us in the pressure and just try to deliver us down to the finish. The three other Cup teams, the AC36 event management team,  and multiple branches of Auckland’s rescue services came to the aid of American Magic in a moment of urgent need. Their sails can take immense loads, and can flatten, or depower, through that range. I’m confident in us. The arrival of the American AC75 back to the team base in Wynyard Quarter was due not only to the perseverance of the team, which never gave up the fight over many hours, but that of the greater Auckland and America’s Cup communities. In less than three weeks four international teams from New Zealand, Italy, United States, and Great Britain will line up for the first time on their second generation of flying AC75's for the PRADA America's Cup World Series Auckland and the PRADA Christmas Race (December 17-20). Helmsman Dean Barker and Skipper/Tactician Terry Hutchinson took advantage of a favorable lefthand shift in the breeze, and what appeared to be a slight speed advantage, to put American Magic in position to lead Luna Rossa into the top mark. On the final leg of a race she was leading, a significant puff of wind sent the American AC75 hurtling into the air, followed by a hard re-entry into the water. Onto the Match they go. On day one of the PRADA Cup Semi-Finals Luna Rossa PRADA Pirelli got it right: go big, get plenty of power and then manage the control over that power. The Foiling AC75. PATRIOT went for the left gate mark, rounded, and then reared up, crashed down and capsized to port. Copyright 2010-2018 Sailing Anarchy, Inc. IMOCA Open 60 – Vendée Globe – Day 74 – Dalin 98nm ahead of Herrmann new on 2nd, Persico 69 – Youth Foiling Gold-Cup 2021 – Gaeta ITA – Day 5, USA Southern Challenge in Final, Americas Cup – Auckland NZL – Day 1 – tie 1-1 after first two races, 470 – World Championship 2021 – Vilamoura POR – Day 2, 18 Footer – JJ Giltinan Trophy – Sydney AUS – Races 5 & 6, SMEG leading after two Nils of tech2, 420, 470 – Carneval Race – San Remo ITA – Day 1. “We have to see what the damage is on the inside of the boat, apart from the hole. A solid run saw the lead double to 13 seconds. America’s Cup Defenders, Emirates Team New Zealand, put their own boat builders to work to help get Patriot back in shape to race this week in the PRADA Cup Semifinal. The unfortunate series of events ripped away a much-needed first Prada Cup victory from the U.S. team. So that was kind of the first indication. The AC75s, the America’s Cup boats currently racing in the Prada Cup and that will be used for next month’s Cup match showdown, are arguably the most radical boat the America’s Cup has ever seen. Feb. 22/2021: There we have it: the Italian Luna Rossa team will face Team New Zealand in the America’s Cup final next month. The unfortunate series of events ripped away a much-needed first Prada Cup victory from the U.S. team. We have long been, and will continue to be, the leader in providing inside stories, great reports from around the globe, along with the informative, snarky, profane coverage that you have come to expect. The races have been held from January 15 to February 21, 2021 in Auckland, New Zealand and were preceded by the 2019–20 America's Cup World Series. Official website of America’s Cup. AC-75 – Prada-Cup – Auckland NZL – INEOS catching up. Luna Rossa was awarded their second point of the regatta. Published on 20 Nov 2017. Luna Rossa was awarded their second point of the regatta. We got hit by a reasonably big gust. AUCKLAND / NEW ZEALAND PRADA America’s Cup World Series Auckland and PRADA Christmas … KNOW MORE. The U.S.’ AC75, dubbed Patriot 2.0, now sports a bandage graphic as a way to say thank you to each of the teams who helped get them back on the water. The lead doubled to nearly 30 seconds at the top mark and with a big shift to the left, American Magic was able to lay the leeward gate on starboard jibe after just a short stretch on port jibe around the top mark. This is the AC75, the class of boat that will contest the 36th America’s Cup in Auckland. As the AC75’s are not self-righting, the race against Luna Rossa was over. Both boats rounded the lefthand gate in a very fresh breeze. Both boats charged across the line in sync, with American Magic in the windward position. The ‘pop-up’ wasn’t happening. Huge thanks to Emirates Team New Zealand, to INEOS Team UK, and to Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli for coming out and helping us.”. Watch as American Magic’s AC75 Patriot capsizes in a strong gust of wind while leading around the final mark of the race during the PRADA Cup Round Robins in Auckland, New Zealand.. Here’s a full report of the incident from AmericasCup.com. © Sailing Energy / American Magic, Here's the status of major Newport County and Rhode Island events in 2021, What Sold: 23 Newport County real estate sales, transactions (March 1 - 8), The Nitro Bar is opening a second location in Newport, 37 hotels across Rhode Island will participate in the 2nd annual Hotel Week RI, Proudly powered by Newspack by Automattic. Access to the Auckland Race Village is completely FREE throughout all America's Cup Events. ... Emirates Team New Zealand will be defending the Cup in 2021 against the winner the Prada Cup, the challenger selection series. In fresh winds around 20kn, all four teams were out on the water. PRADA CUP. The competition for the oldest trophy in international sport and dates back to 1851. American Magic will face Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli starting at approximately 3:15 PM … Yesterday, one week before the start of the Prada Cup, the three Challenger teams used the light winds for additional, partly joint trainings. The Prada Cup final starts on February 13, with the America’s Cup slated to begin on March 6. In terms of how the team will move forward, Hutchinson said the process of damage analysis, repair planning and repair execution would begin tonight and continue nonstop in an effort to get PATRIOT back in action. This content has been contributed to What's Up Newp. Others come and go, dilly dally with bullshit, while we remain Anarchists to the core. The Prada Cup final between Luna Rossa and INEOS Team UK, which ended yesterday with a 7-1 tally in favor of the Italian boat, was a real snooze, I have to say. Capsize, recovery and shots of damage in this report on Day 3 of Prada Cup in Auckland.Reporter: Alec Wilkinson.Credits: Stills-COR36/Studio Borlenghi Menu 36th America's Cup Prada Cup Teams The AC75 History The 36th edition of the America’s Cup, the oldest trophy in international sports and the pinnacle of sailing, welcomes Prada as naming and presenting sponsor as a natural evolution of Prada's involvement in sailing world. JAN 15 - FEB 22, 2021. This will take place in January–February in 2021 ahead of the 36th America’s Cup presented by Prada. This is when disaster struck for the Americans in the form of another left shift and a significant increase in the windspeed due to an oncoming squall. THE AMERICA'S CUP CLASS AC75 BOAT CONCEPT REVEALED - 36th America's Cup presented by PRADA. Today, Wednesday, a race day was already cancelled due to the Lockdown. A second race began almost immediately to save a damaged PATRIOT from sinking. “Obviously it’s not exactly the day that we wanted,” said Hutchinson. 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. The official YouTube channel for the 36th America's Cup presented by PRADA. Race Recap: Round Robin 2, Race 3 A race that will be long-remembered for the dramatic events that followed it got off to a challenging start for American Magic. The shock of the landing tore a hole into the port side of the yacht, which was not immediately apparent to the sailors onboard. Local, independent news for Newport County, Rhode Island, and beyond. Representing Italy’s Circolo della Vela Sicilia yacht club, the Prada- and Pirelli-backed team will see their state-of-the-art watercraft sail into uncharted territories thanks to new class rules that dictate a radical design for improved safety. After nine days of intense boatbuilding and systems work inside the team’s base, the AC75 returned to the Waitematā Harbor roughly 48 hours before her first Prada Cup Semifinals matchup. January 27, 2021 America's Cup, From America's Cup, Racing, Sailing. “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. As soon as you get the breeze underneath the boat, underneath the mainsail, the boat pops back up.”, “Today on PATRIOT, when I was getting out of my cockpit, we were lower in the water. In six of the eight races the boat that won the start won the race and led the whole way through. Veteran sailor Iain Murray served again as race director. Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team's helmsman Francesco Bruni The AC75 boats. The flying monohull The AC75 opens up an exciting new era for America's Cup racing: a bold, modern vision of high-performance fully foiling monohull racing boats. They are looking to schedule two races a day for the Cup, with the first team to win a total of seven races being the winner of the 36th America’s Cup. The 2021 Prada Challenger's Trophy is a sailing competition held to determine the challenger in the 2021 America's Cup who would challenge Emirates Team New Zealand. “When we tipped DEFIANT over, the boat was pretty buoyant and sat pretty high on her side. Launched on October 2, 2019 in Cagliari at the Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli team base, the AC75 Luna Rossa is the first revolutionary full-foiling monohull that will represent Italy and Circolo della Vela Sicilia in the America's Cup, the oldest trophy in the history of sport and the most prestigious sailing trophy. We welcome letters to the editor on current local topics. In 9 days, the first of four Round Robins of the Prada Cup will begin in Auckland with the three challengers determining the opponent of Cup Holder Team New Zealand. [Boat Captain] Tyson [Lamond] came through the comms saying ‘I think there’s a hole in the boat.’ We spent the next couple of hours securing the platform.”. The AC50 that raced in the 35th Cup in Bermuda also forbid movable parts on the foils. With all that said, Prada this month unveiled their brand new AC75 Luna Rossa monohull which will contest the 36th edition of the America’s Cup in 2021. As the AC75’s are not self-righting, the race against Luna Rossa was over. “This one is probably a bit of a larger challenge, but as always, how you get up is more important than how you get knocked down. Fortunately we’re here at our base now, they’re getting the rig out, and we’ll assess the damage and go forward.”. After another unsuccessful penalty request from Luna Rossa, Dean Barker steered PATRIOT through the windward gate 6 seconds ahead of the Italians. 2012, huge collective effort by American Magic, Emirates Team New Zealand, INEOS Team UK, Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli, and numerous local authorities to save PATRIOT after her damaging crash on the final leg of her race. “Time and time again, American Magic has always responded to the adverse situations that we’ve been faced with, be it COVID-19 or other things we’ve come across in the last three years,” said Hutchinson. Hulls As explained in the article a year ago, the hull of an AC75 in foiling mode should have zero lift, zero heel, and (almost) zero distance between the bottom of the hull and the water surface. AC75 sails regularly operate in apparent wind speeds ranging from 10 to 70 knots in a race. THE PRADA CUP. In the initial very light winds – 6.5kn is the lower wind limit for the Cup regattas -, INEOS Team Britannia knew how to convince. It was certainly heartwarming to see all the support, and obviously we needed it because this was a crisis situation. After following well-practiced capsize procedures, and determining that all were safe, American Magic righted the yacht to discover that she was sitting low in the water. AC-75 – Prada-Cup – Auckland NZL – Reduced programme this weekend newsposter January 21, 2021 After the temporary retirement of American Magic after their capsize, the programme of the coming weekend will only include the two duels between the so far unbeaten INEOS (Ben Ainsle GBR) and Luna Rossa (Francesco Bruni ITA, Jimmy Spithill AUS). The report. Under the protocol, each competing club may build two yachts, but two-boat testing is not allowed except during the PRADA Christmas Cup on December 17-20 2020 and for the defenders during the PRADA Cup January 15 - February 22 2021. The first reserve day is tomorrow Thursday and racing can be conducted on every day until Wednesday, February 24, 2021. The AC75 is a boat 23 meters long with extraordinary performance, capable of sailing above water level using its … “That squall was moving down the left side of the racetrack, and so we came in around the bottom mark, we trimmed up and sailed 20 seconds to the boundary and tacked,” said Hutchinson. Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli tried to take advantage of the mistake and force a foul, but the umpires waved it off. Organised by the Challenger of Record, the PRADA Cup Challenger Selection Series will be held in January and February 2021 in Auckland, New Zealand, to determine which of the Challenger teams will take on the Defender Emirates Team New Zealand in the “36th America's Cup presented by PRADA” Match: to win the America’s Cup first you have to win the PRADA Cup. Halfway up the second beat, Luna Rossa incurred a penalty for a boundary violation and dropped a little further behind. When you’re racing the boat, you’re racing the boat.”. A casual glance at the results of the Prada Cup day four, will show another win for INEOS Team UK, making it five wins from five races. After 19 years in publication, Sailing Anarchy has remained true to its roots as a community oriented, edgy sailing publisher. The two Challengers charged up the course at nearly 40 knots of boatspeed.