WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) Team New Zealand has indicated it will likely host the next America’s Cup regatta and challenger selection series in Auckland in early 2021.
In a statement Wednesday, the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron and Italy’s Circolo della Vela Sicilia – representing team New Zealand and challenger of record Luna Rossa – said the protocol governing the 36th America’s Cup regatta will be issued in September.
The statement said ”the proposed dates for the event will be further detailed in the protocol but the defender and the challenger of record are considering the possibility of the 36th America’s Cup match and the preceding challenger selection series being conducted in Auckland in early 2021, during the New Zealand summer.