2021 Prada Cup
The 2021 Prada Challenger's Trophy is a sailing competition held to determine the challenger in the 2021 America's Cup. The races are being held from January 15 to February 22, 2021[1] in Auckland, New Zealand and were preceded by the 2019–20 America's Cup World Series.[2] Veteran sailor Iain Murray will again serve as race director.
Teams
Three teams are competing for the title of challenger against defender Team New Zealand in the 2021 America's Cup.[3]
| Country | Team | Helmsman |
|---|---|---|
 | American Magic | Dean Barker |
 | Ineos Team UK | Ben Ainslie |
 | Luna Rossa Challenge | James Spithill Francesco Bruni |
Rules
Boats
The Cup is sailed in AC75s, 75 foot foiling monohulls.[4][5] The boats are expected to have requirements around the boats being "constructed in country".[6] Teams are allowed to build two boats each.[7]
Nationality
Twenty percent of sailors in each team must have passports from that country. The rest must meet a residency requirement: they must reside in that team's country for 380 days from 1 September 2018 to 1 September 2020.[8]
Competition format
The Prada Cup uses a quadruple Round-robin tournament to determine a seeding. The second and third seeds after all twelve races then compete in a seven-race series in order to advance to a 13-race final series against the first seed from the round robin. The winner of this final series will become the challenger for the 2021 America's Cup against defender Team New Zealand.
Standings
| Team | W | L | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ineos Team UK | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | Luna Rossa Challenge | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | American Magic | 0 | 6 |
Round Robin
Round Robin 1 (January 15–16)
| Date | Time | Port Entry | Starboard Entry | Time | Course | Legs | Start | Gate 1 | Gate 2 | Gate 3 | Gate 4 | Gate 5 | Finish | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Race 1 | January 15 | +1' 20" (1,296 m) | American Magic |
Ineos Team UK |
23'13" | C | 6 | -0' 01" |
-0' 11" |
-0' 18" |
-0' 22" |
-0' 52" |
-1' 08" |
-1' 20" | |
| Race 2 | 24'44" | Ineos Team UK |
Luna Rossa Challenge |
+0' 28" (431 m) | C | 6 | -0' 03" |
-0' 14" |
-0' 22" |
-0' 23" |
-0' 22" |
-0' 13" |
-0' 28" | ||
| Race 3 | January 16 | 38'54" | Luna Rossa Challenge |
American Magic |
DNF (3,341 m) | C | 4 | -0' 28" |
-7' 38" |
-1' 00" |
-6' 03" |
~ | ~ | 5' 00" | |
Notes:
- Luna Rossa Challenge filed an official Claim of Non-Compliance (‘CNC’) against Ineos Team UK for use of a mainsail during Race 1 and Race 2 with an intentional opening in the skin in order to run a outhaul line through the opening, then covering up the hole with fabric so no air can pass through. The race committee inspected the mainsail and determined that the feature is an intentional opening through the sail skin that is not covered or closed whilst racing, but "determined that this non-compliance with the AC75 Class Rule has not (or could not reasonably be expected to have) improved the performance of the yacht or has not (or could not reasonably be expected to have) had a significant effect on the outcome of a race." Ineos Team UK was fined $5,000 USD, to be paid to the Sir Peter Blake Trust.[9]
- Race 3 was shortened from six legs to four mid-race because of light winds.
Round Robin 2 (January 16–17)
| Date | Time | Port Entry | Starboard Entry | Time | Course | Legs | Start | Gate 1 | Gate 2 | Gate 3 | Gate 4 | Gate 5 | Finish | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Race 1 | January 16 | 42'44" | Ineos Team UK |
American Magic |
+4' 59" (2,865 m) | C | 4 | -0' 43" |
-1' 49" |
-8' 47" |
-8' 40" |
~ | ~ | -4' 59" | |
| Race 2 | January 17 | +0' 18" (228 m) | Luna Rossa Challenge |
Ineos Team UK |
27'35" | A | 6 | -0' 00" |
-0' 10" |
-0' 07" |
-0' 00" |
-0' 26" |
-0' 12" |
-0' 18" | |
| Race 3 | DNF (Capsized) | American Magic |
Luna Rossa Challenge |
22' 24" | A | 6 | -0' 03" |
-0' 06" |
-0' 13" |
-0' 27" |
-0' 42" |
-1' 02" |
Awarded | ||
Notes:
- Race 2 was abandoned after 4 legs due to a wind shift causing the course to not have a defined upwind and downwind leg. The course was re-set and orientated more towards the west, with the race being re-run from the beginning.[10]
- American Magic capsized while rounding Gate 5 when a gust of wind caught the sails causing the leeward running backstay to not release and preventing the mainsail from being eased. No crew were reported injured but the incident caused a large hole in the hull of the boat and for a time it was at significant risk of sinking. Per race rules, Luna Rossa Challenge was awarded the victory.[11]
Round Robin 3 (January 22–23)
| Date | Time | Port Entry | Starboard Entry | Time | Course | Legs | Start | Gate 1 | Gate 2 | Gate 3 | Gate 4 | Gate 5 | Finish | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Race 1 | January 23 |
Awarded | Ineos Team UK |
American Magic |
DNS (Withdrawn) |
C | 6 | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | |
| Race 2 | +0' 33" (200 m) | Luna Rossa Challenge |
Ineos Team UK |
24'33" | C | 6 | -0' 00" |
-0' 02" |
-0' 09" |
-0' 19" |
-0' 10" |
-0' 01" |
-0' 33" | ||
| Race 3 | January 23 | DNS (Withdrawn) |
American Magic |
Luna Rossa Challenge |
Awarded | C | 6 | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | ~ | |
Notes:
- American Magic announced they would not compete in Round robins 3 and 4 following the damage sustained to their boat Patriot during the capsize in their round robin 2 race. In accordance with the rules, "ghost races" would be held. Those which were to have featured the teams would still take part on time and, given the American team failed to reach the starting gate, the race would then be awarded to the competitor by default.[12][13]
- Race 2 was set for January 22nd, but due to American Magic withdrawing from Round Robins 3 and 4, the race was moved to January 23.[14]
Round Robin 4 (January 23–24)
| Date | Time | Port Entry | Starboard Entry | Time | Course | Legs | Start | Gate 1 | Gate 2 | Gate 3 | Gate 4 | Gate 5 | Finish | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Race 1 | Cancelled |
American Magic |
Ineos Team UK |
Cancelled | |||||||||||
| Race 2 | Cancelled |
Ineos Team UK |
Luna Rossa Challenge |
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| Race 3 | Luna Rossa Challenge |
American Magic |
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Notes
- Since Ineos Team UK has already qualified for the finals, the final races were agreed to not be held after discussions between Ineos Team UK and Luna Rossa Challenge. No points are awarded for these races.[15]
Semi-final
The semi-finals have been held from 29 January to 2 February, 2021. The second-placed team from the round-robin faced the third-placed team in a best-of-seven series to determine who would sail in the final. As the higher seed, Luna Rossa Challenge chose to have Starboard gate position as their preferred starting mark
| Semifinal | Final | |||||||
| 1 | Ineos Team UK |
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| 2 | Luna Rossa Challenge |
4 | 2 | Luna Rossa Challenge |
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| 3 | American Magic |
0 | ||||||
| Date | Time | Port Entry | Starboard Entry | Time | Course | Legs | Start | Gate 1 | Gate 2 | Gate 3 | Gate 4 | Gate 5 | Gate 6 | Gate 7 | Finish | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Race 1 | January 29 | +2' 43" (+3,044 m) | American Magic |
Luna Rossa Challenge |
26'42" | C | 8 | -0'10" |
-0'18" |
-0'22" |
-0'33" |
-0'33" |
-0'58" |
-2'25" |
-2'33" |
-2'43" | |
| Race 2 | 26'57" | Luna Rossa Challenge |
American Magic |
+3' 07" (+3,206 m) | C | 8 | -0'07" |
-0'17" |
-0'22" |
-0'25" |
-0'37" |
-1'06" |
-1'53" |
-1'43" |
-3'07" | ||
| Race 3 | January 30 | 26’08” | Luna Rossa Challenge |
American Magic |
+0'34" (+549 m) | A | 6 | -0'00" |
-0'13" |
-0'22" |
-0'41" |
-0'20" |
-0'41" |
~ | ~ | -0'34" | |
| Race 4 | +3'51" (+3,478 m) | American Magic |
Luna Rossa Challenge |
23’30” | A | 6 | -0'03" |
-0'45" |
-2'01" |
-2'42" |
-2'36" |
-3'51" |
~ | ~ | -3'51" | ||
| Race 5 | Cancelled |
- | American Magic |
Luna Rossa Challenge |
- | Luna Rossa Challenge wins Series 4-0 | |||||||||||
| Race 6 | - | Luna Rossa Challenge |
American Magic |
- | |||||||||||||
| Race 7 | Cancelled |
- | American Magic |
Luna Rossa Challenge |
- | ||||||||||||
Finals
The Prada Cup Final, which will determine the Challenger that will face the Defender Emirates Team New Zealand in the Match, will be raced from 13 to 22 February, 2021. This will be a best-of-13 series, with winner advancing to the 2021 America's Cup.[16]
| Date | Time | Port Entry | Starboard Entry | Time | Course | Legs | Start | Gate 1 | Gate 2 | Gate 3 | Gate 4 | Gate 5 | Finish | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Race 1 | February 13 | Ineos Team UK |
Luna Rossa Challenge |
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| Race 2 | Luna Rossa Challenge |
Ineos Team UK |
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| Race 3 | February 14 | Luna Rossa Challenge |
Ineos Team UK |
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| Race 4 | Ineos Team UK |
Luna Rossa Challenge |
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| Race 5 | February 17 | Ineos Team UK |
Luna Rossa Challenge |
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| Race 6 | Luna Rossa Challenge |
Ineos Team UK |
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| Race 7 | February 19 | Luna Rossa Challenge |
Ineos Team UK |
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| Race 8 | Ineos Team UK |
Luna Rossa Challenge |
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| Race 9 | February 20 | Ineos Team UK |
Luna Rossa Challenge |
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| Race 10 | Luna Rossa Challenge |
Ineos Team UK |
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| Race 11 | February 21 | Luna Rossa Challenge |
Ineos Team UK |
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| Race 12 | Ineos Team UK |
Luna Rossa Challenge |
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| Race 13 | February 22 | Ineos Team UK |
Luna Rossa Challenge |
References
- "The Prada Cup". Americas Cup. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- "America's Cup, ad Auckland la prima regata va a New Zealand, poi Luna Rossa si rifà" (in Italian). repubblica.it. 17 December 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
- "Luna Rossa è tornata in acqua per vincere" (in Italian). ilpost.it. 17 December 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
Dal 15 al 22 gennaio, sempre ad Auckland, si svolgerà la Prada Cup, la competizione un tempo conosciuta come Louis Vuitton Cup in cui Luna Rossa, American Magic e Ineos si contenderanno il diritto di andare a sfidare i neozelandesi tra il 6 e il 21 marzo nella vera e propria America’s Cup.
- "Sailing: Monohulls confirmed for next America's Cup". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
- The America's Cup class AC75 boat concept revealed, americascup.com, 2017-11-20
- "Team New Zealand confirm they will strengthen nationality component for next America's Cup". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
- "Team NZ promise new America's Cup boat will be 'the future of monohull sailing'". Stuff.
- "Recap: America's Cup 2021 rules reveal". Stuff.
- "AC36 Jury Case 01". Americas Cup.
- "The Prada Cup". Americas Cup. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- "The Prada Cup". Americas Cup. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- "America's Cup 'ghost races' to be held". RNZ. 2021-01-20. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
- "INEOS TEAM UK jump to the PRADA CUP Final". Americas Cup. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- "PRADA CUP – ROUND ROBINS 3 AND 4 REVISED SCHEDULE". Americas Cup. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- "America's Cup 2021: Final Prada Cup round robin race cancelled after Ineos Team UK's win over Luna Rossa". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
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