2019–20 America's Cup World Series
| Sport | Sailing |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2011 |
| No. of teams | 4 |
| Country |  New Zealand United States United Kingdom Italy |
| Related competitions | America's Cup |
The 2020 America's Cup World Series is to be held between December 17-20th, 2020 in the lead up to the 2021 America's Cup.[1]
Teams
Four teams have entered the regatta[2] [3]
| Club | Team | Helmsman |
|---|---|---|
|
American Magic | Dean Barker |
|
Ineos Team UK | Ben Ainslie |
|
Emirates Team New Zealand | Peter Burling |
|
Luna Rossa Challenge | James Spithill |
Standings
| Team | W | L | |
|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | American Magic |
3 | 1 |
| =1 | Emirates Team New Zealand |
3 | 1 |
| 3 | Luna Rossa Challenge |
2 | 2 |
| 4 | Ineos Team UK |
0 | 4 |
Schedule
A total of 12 races are contested during the double round robin seeding round.[4] [5] All races are 6 legs (3 upwind and 3 downwind), except for Race 7 which was 8 legs.
| Date | Time | Port Entry | Starboard Entry | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Race 1 | December 17, 2020 | 25'24" | Emirates Team New Zealand |
Luna Rossa Challenge |
+3'13" (3,336 m) |
| Race 2 | 27'03" | American Magic |
Ineos Team UK |
+5'00" (4,247 m) | |
| Race 3 | RET (Mainsail) | Ineos Team UK |
Luna Rossa Challenge |
27'41" | |
| Race 4 | 26'20"' | American Magic |
Emirates Team New Zealand |
+12" (179 m) | |
| Race 5 | December 18, 2020 | Luna Rossa Challenge |
American Magic |
+15" | |
| Race 6 | Emirates Team New Zealand |
Ineos Team UK |
+1'32" | ||
| Race 7 | American Magic |
Luna Rossa Challenge |
+30" | ||
| Race 8 | +1'42" | Ineos Team UK |
Emirates Team New Zealand |
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| Race 9 | December 19, 2020 | Luna Rossa Challenge |
Ineos Team UK |
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| Race 10 | Emirates Team New Zealand |
American Magic |
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| Race 11 | Ineos Team UK |
American Magic |
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| Race 12 | Luna Rossa Challenge |
Emirates Team New Zealand |
Christmas Race
After the round robin, the four teams are seeded based on record, followed by a single elimination knockout round[6]
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| 1 | Team A | ||||||||
| 4 | Team D | ||||||||
| Winner A/D | |||||||||
| Winner B/C | |||||||||
| 2 | Team B | ||||||||
| 3 | Team C | Third Place | |||||||
| Loser A/D | |||||||||
| Loser B/C | |||||||||
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "America's Cup World Series Teams". America's Cup. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- ^ "How the America's Cup contenders compare going into ACWS Auckland". Yachting World.
- ^ "America's Cup World Series". America's Cup. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- ^ "Preview: Americas Cup World Series". Sailing Scuttlebutt.
- ^ "America's Cup World Series". America's Cup. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
