2019–20 America's Cup World Series

The 2020 America's Cup World Series was held between 17 and 20 December 2020 in the lead up to the 2021 America's Cup.[1]

America's Cup World Series
SportSailing
Founded2011
No. of teams4
Country New Zealand
 United States
 United Kingdom
 Italy
Related
competitions		America's Cup

Teams

Four teams have entered the regatta[2] [3]

ClubTeamHelmsman
American MagicDean Barker
Ineos Team UKBen Ainslie
Emirates Team New ZealandPeter Burling
Luna Rossa ChallengeJames Spithill

Francesco Bruni

Standings
TeamWL
1 Emirates Team New Zealand51
2 American Magic42
3 Luna Rossa Challenge33
4 Ineos Team UK06

Cancelled schedules

World Series races in Sardinia[4] and Portsmouth[5] were cancelled due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports.

Auckland schedule

A total of 12 races were contested during the double round-robin seeding round.[6] [7] All races were 6 legs (3 upwind and 3 downwind), except for Race 7 which was 8 legs (Excess wind), Race 9 which was 4 legs (Course Shorten mid race[8]), Race 10 which was 5 legs (Light winds) and Race 12 which was 4 legs (Light winds).

DateTimePort EntryStarboard EntryTime
Race 1December 17, 2020
(Course C)		25'24" Emirates Team New Zealand Luna Rossa Challenge+3'13" (3,336 m)
Race 227'03" American Magic Ineos Team UK+5'00" (4,247 m)
Race 3RET (Mainsail) Ineos Team UK Luna Rossa Challenge27'41"
Race 426'20"' American Magic Emirates Team New Zealand+12" (179 m)
Race 5December 18, 2020
(Course C)		23'42" Luna Rossa Challenge American Magic+15" (225 m)
Race 621'09" Emirates Team New Zealand Ineos Team UK+1'32" (1,250 m)
Race 728'48" American Magic Luna Rossa Challenge+30" (402 m)
Race 8+1'42" (1,374 m) Ineos Team UK Emirates Team New Zealand26'54"
Race 9December 19, 2020
(Course B)		25'01" Luna Rossa Challenge Ineos Team UK+3'45" (5,541 m)
Race 1025'42" Emirates Team New Zealand American Magic+1'19" (1,004 m)
Race 11+5'00" (2,226 m) Ineos Team UK American Magic27'12"
Race 12+16" (141 m) Luna Rossa Challenge Emirates Team New Zealand28'38"

Christmas Race

After the round-robin, the four teams were seeded based on record, followed by a single-elimination knockout round[9] All races were to be run on Course A,[10] but races were abandoned due to light winds, with no winner declared. The race between Emirates Team New Zealand and Ineos Team UK started, and the course was shortened to four legs midway through the race. New Zealand held a commanding lead, expecting to finish before the UK had even completed their first lap but, as NZ did not reach the finish line within the 45-minute time limit, the race was declared over with no winner.[11] Winds did not increase during the day, and so the second semi-final and finals races were abandoned with backup day having been scheduled.[12]

  Semifinals     Finals
                 
  1 Emirates Team New Zealand DNF  
  4 Ineos Team UK DNF    
      Race Abandoned
      No Winner Declared
  2 American Magic ABND    
  3 Luna Rossa Challenge   Third Place
 
 

References
  1. "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.
  2. "America's Cup World Series Teams". America's Cup. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  3. "How the America's Cup contenders compare going into ACWS Auckland". Yachting World.
  4. "AMERICA'S CUP WORLD SERIES SARDEGNA – CAGLIARI DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED". Americas Cup. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  5. "UPDATE ON EMIRATES AMERICA'S CUP WORLD SERIES PORTSMOUTH EVENT". Americas Cup. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  6. "America's Cup World Series". America's Cup. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  7. "Preview: Americas Cup World Series". Sailing Scuttlebutt.
  8. "PRADA ACWS AUCKLAND RACE 9 SUMMARY". Americas Cup. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  9. "America's Cup World Series". America's Cup. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  10. "PRADA-CHRISTMAS-RACE-RACE-INFO". Americas Cup.
  11. "America's Cup Christmas Race: First race times out after Team New Zealand lap Ineos Team UK". NZ Herald. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
  12. "America's Cup: More racing under consideration after Christmas Cup abandoned". Stuff. 2020-12-20. Retrieved 2020-12-23.

See also
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