America’s Cup Rialto photo

Sail-World was on the water for the first day of practice for the America’s Cup World Series and Xmas Cup, staged on the Hauraki Gulf in a breeze that topped the 21kt average wind limit for the series, but moderated as the day went on.

Here’s an image gallery of the US Challenger, American Magic who trained at the start of the session against Emirates Team New Zealand doing several starts. However after three starts Patriot pulled up after twice appearing to suffer rudder wing ventilation.


Patriot – American Magic – Practice Day 1 – ACWS – December 8, 2020 – Waitemata Harbour – Auckland – 36th America’s Cup – photo © Richard Gladwell / Sail-World.com

Patriot – American Magic – Practice Day 1 – ACWS – December 8, 2020 – Waitemata Harbour – Auckland – 36th America’s Cup – photo © Richard Gladwell / Sail-World.com

Patriot – American Magic – Practice Day 1 – ACWS – December 8, 2020 – Waitemata Harbour – Auckland – 36th America’s Cup – photo © Richard Gladwell / Sail-World.com

Te Rehutai – Emirates Team New Zealand & Patriot – American Magic – Practice Day 1 – ACWS – December 8, 2020 – Waitemata Harbour – Auckland – 36th America’s Cup – photo © Richard Gladwell / Sail-World.com

Patriot – American Magic – Practice Day 1 – ACWS – December 8, 2020 – Waitemata Harbour – Auckland – 36th America’s Cup – photo © Richard Gladwell / Sail-World.com
Patriot – American Magic – rudder ventilation – Practice Day 1 – ACWS – December 8, 2020 – Waitemata Harbour – Auckland – 36th America’s Cup – photo © Richard Gladwell / Sail-World.com

Patriot – American Magic – Practice Day 1 – ACWS – December 8, 2020 – Waitemata Harbour – Auckland – 36th America’s Cup – photo © Richard Gladwell / Sail-World.com

Patriot – American Magic and Te Rehutai – Emirates Team NZ – Practice Day 1 – ACWS – December 8, 2020 – Waitemata Harbour – Auckland – 36th America’s Cup – photo © Richard Gladwell / Sail-World.com

Patriot – American Magic – Practice Day 1 – ACWS – December 8, 2020 – Waitemata Harbour – Auckland – 36th America’s Cup – photo © Richard Gladwell / Sail-World.com

American Magic’s sailors wait – Practice Day 1 – ACWS – December 8, 2020 – Waitemata Harbour – Auckland – 36th America’s Cup – photo © Richard Gladwell / Sail-World.com

Patriot – American Magic – Practice Day 1 – Practice Day 1 – ACWS – December 8, 2020 – Waitemata Harbour – Auckland – 36th America’s Cup – photo © Richard Gladwell / Sail-World.com

Patriot – American Magic – Practice Day 1 – Practice Day 1 – ACWS – December 8, 2020 – Waitemata Harbour – Auckland – 36th America’s Cup – photo © Richard Gladwell / Sail-World.com

Patriot – American Magic – Practice Day 1 – Practice Day 1 – ACWS – December 8, 2020 – Waitemata Harbour – Auckland – 36th America’s Cup – photo © Richard Gladwell / Sail-World.com

Patriot – American Magic – Practice Day 1 – ACWS – December 8, 2020 – Waitemata Harbour – Auckland – 36th America’s Cup – photo © Richard Gladwell / Sail-World.com

American Magic stalls a second time in the pre-start – Practice Day 1 – ACWS – December 8, 2020 – Waitemata Harbour – Auckland – 36th America’s Cup – photo © Richard Gladwell / Sail-World.com

American Magic – Patriot – Waitemata Harbour – December – 36th America’s Cup – photo © Richard Gladwell / Sail-World.com

by Richard Gladwell/Sail-World NZ

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