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    American Magic skipper Dean Barker believes the jury's out on whether the next America's Cup will see cliffhanger races or blow outs in 2021

    American Magic skipper Dean Barker believes the jury's out on whether the next America's Cup will see cliffhanger races or blow outs in 2021


    The New York Yacht club has been the first syndicate to get it's new AC75 boat up on the foils, day's after Team New Zealand launched their boat in Auckland.

    The defender is yet to put the boat through its paces other than testing the rigging and sails in the inner harbour.

    Barker says until they line up against each other, there's no way of determining whether the racing will be close.



    The first World Series regatta is slated for Cagliari in Italy next April.

    © 2026 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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     16 Jan: There's a Team New Zealand America's Cup vibe to the Swedish SailGP team debuting at the season-opener in Perth this weekend
     16 Jan: Swedish SailGP driver Nathan Outteridge is poised to blow out the cobwebs out as his new syndicate debuts at the season-opening event in Perth
     30 Dec: The glory of crossing the line first in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race might have been celebrated in the bars beyond Constitution Dock, but the contest for the Tattersall Cup to crown the overall handicap winner remains on the water
     28 Dec: The leading contenders have now reached the coast of Tasmania in another dramatic Sydney to Hobart yacht race
     27 Dec: In the Sydney to Hobart yacht race, Comanche remains around four miles ahead of LawConnect in the lead, with 340 miles to go
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