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"We fight to the end"
When it won the 36th America’s Cup on 17 March 2021, New Zealand became the first country to have twice won and twice defended the...
Rebecca Hayter
Mar 18, 20215 min read
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Burling's backyard
There was plenty of emotion in Auckland's Viaduct Harbour on Tuesday, 16 March, as Emirates Team New Zealand and Luna Ross Prada...
Rebecca Hayter
Mar 17, 20213 min read
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Who's got the most tricks left?
Races 7 and 8 in the 36th America’s Cup showed what Emirates Team New Zealand has been up to while Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli honed its...
Rebecca Hayter
Mar 16, 20213 min read
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Tripping over their own shadow
In the closest America’s Cup for decades, Emirates Team New Zealand and Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli have so far traded wins, one for one, to...
Rebecca Hayter
Mar 14, 20213 min read
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Truth and Lies in AC36
Whenever I hear anyone say: “Everyone believed Emirates Team New Zealand had several knots of speed on Luna Rossa,” I timidly put up my...
Rebecca Hayter
Mar 13, 20213 min read
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The day the dream ended
RACE 7 & 8, PRADA CUP FINALS, 21 FEBRUARY 2021 “It’s been a wild ride,” said Sir Ben Ainslie as he and his team, Ineos Team UK, picked up...
Rebecca Hayter
Feb 22, 20213 min read
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Ben pulls a fast one on Jimmy
Yesterday, 20 February 2021, Ineos Team UK won its first race in the Prada Cup Finals against Prada Pirelli. If he hadn’t, Prada Pirelli...
Rebecca Hayter
Feb 21, 20213 min read
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Shot across the bow
As usual the sparring on the water is superseded by the sparring in the media, and not nearly as much fun. For those who just came in,...
Rebecca Hayter
Feb 18, 20213 min read
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Stiff upper lips and Aussie drawls
Ineos Team UK has sailed this campaign in losing streaks and winning streaks. In the Prada Cup Round Robins, it was on a winner –...
Rebecca Hayter
Feb 15, 20213 min read
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Ouch.... and ouch!
Yesterday, Saturday 13 February, was the first day of the last stage of the Prada Cup 2021. In America’s Cup terms, it was rare: no...
Rebecca Hayter
Feb 14, 20212 min read
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The first day of the final stage...
Today is the first day of the last stage of the Prada Cup 2021 - but it could be a case of: suddenly, nothing happened. If the wind...
Rebecca Hayter
Feb 13, 20212 min read
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Mending a Broken Heart
How American Magic got its broken boat back in the race. Watching Terry Hutchinson’s leadership in action within hours of Patriot’s...
Rebecca Hayter
Jan 25, 20214 min read
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The Prada Cup park
If the America’s Cup is the Formula One of matchracing, then Saturday 16 January was like rationing the fuel for the race cars and hiding...
Rebecca Hayter
Jan 17, 20212 min read
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Wake up the Brits!
OK so to all my friends and rellies in the UK, I’ve just phoned you all to wake you up because it is wrong for you to miss the excitement...
Rebecca Hayter
Jan 16, 20213 min read
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The America's Cup foileth over
The America's Cup foiling monohulls have taken about 1000 years of boating evolution to get here but when they finally flew on to the...
Rebecca Hayter
Oct 4, 20203 min read
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