Defender  New Zealand | |
|---|---|
| Defender club: |  Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron |
| Yacht: | Te Rehutai[1] |
Challenger  Italy | |
| Challenger club: |  Circolo della Vela Sicilia |
| Yacht: | Luna Rossa |
| Competition | |
| Location: | Auckland, New Zealand[2] |
| Dates: | 10–17 March 2021[2] |
| Rule: | AC75 |
| Winner: | Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron [3] |
| Score: | 7 3 |
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The 2021 America's Cup in March 2021 was the 36th staging of the America's Cup yacht race. It was contested on the inner Hauraki Gulf off Auckland, New Zealand, between the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron and Circolo della Vela Sicilia of Italy. The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron's boat was Te Rehutai owned and sailed by the Emirates Team New Zealand syndicate. Circolo della Vela Sicilia's boat was Luna Rossa, owned and sailed by the Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli syndicate. Both boats are AC75 class high-performance foiling monohulls, a class designed specifically for this competition. The Cup was won by Team New Zealand, 7–3.[4]
The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron was the Defending Club, having won the preceding 35th America's Cup in 2017, and was therefore responsible for organizing and hosting this event. The Challenging Club was Circolo della Vela Sicilia, whose team won the selection series – the 2021 Prada Cup – and was also the Challenger of Record, having been the first yacht club to make a valid challenge under the Deed of Gift of the America's Cup after Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron won the 35th America's Cup.
The 36th America's Cup was raced under rules agreed between the Defending Club and the Challenging Club within the legal framework of the Deed of Gift of the America's Cup. In AC competition, the club whose boat is first to win seven races wins the cup and becomes the Defending Club, host, and organizer of the 37th America's Cup, after receiving a valid challenge from a yacht club from another country that meets the conditions of the deed.
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- ^ a b "Press Release". Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron. 19 July 2017. Archived from the original on 25 July 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
- ^ "Live updates: Team NZ retain America's Cup after crushing victory over Luna Rossa". tvnz.co.nz. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ "It's still New Zealand's Cup! Team NZ retain America's Cup with clinical win over Luna Rossa". 1 News. TVNZ. 17 March 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2021.