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36th America's Cup & Prada Cup Schedule / Key Events

Here you will find the key dates & events for the 36th America's Cup and the preceding Prada Cup. We will update this page if new information is available.
(last updated March 2021)

The PRADA Cup Challenger Selection Series decides which of the challenger teams will take on the defender Emirates Team New Zealand in the 36th America's Cup match.

A tenative race time window is estimated between 4pm - 6pm NZ Time.

30 Nov 2017 AC75 Class concepts released to key stakeholders
1 Jan 2018 Entries for Challengers Open
31 Mar 2018 AC75 Class Rule published
30 Jun 2018 Entries for Challengers Close
31 Aug 2018 The location of the America’s Cup Match and the PRADA Cup confirmed
31 Dec 2018 Late entries Deadline
31 Mar 2019 Boat 1 of America's Cup teams can be launched
Oct 2019 2x America's Cup World Series Preliminary Events
15 Feb 2020 Boat 2 of America's Cup teams can be launched
23-26 Apr 2020 America’s Cup World Series in Cagliari
4-7 Jun 2020 America’s Cup World Series in Portsmouth
17-20 Dec 2020 America’s Cup World Series (AWCS) in Auckland
13 Jan 2021 PRADA Cup Yacht Declaration
15-17 Jan 2021 PRADA Cup Round Robins 1&2
18-19 Jan 2021 PRADA Cup Reserve Days
20 Jan 2021 PRADA Cup Yacht Declaration
22-24 Jan 2021 PRADA Cup Round Robins 3 & 4
25-26 Jan 2021 PRADA Cup Reserve Days
27 Jan 2021 PRADA Cup Yacht Declaration
29-31 Jan 2021 PRADA Cup Semi Finals Race 1 - 6
2 Feb 2021 PRADA Cup Semi-Finals Race 7
3-4 Feb 2021 PRADA Cup Reserve Days
8 Feb 2021 PRADA Cup Yacht Declaration
13-14 Feb 2021 PRADA Cup Final Race 1-4
16 Feb 2021 PRADA Cup Reserve Day
17 Feb 2021 PRADA Cup Final Race 5 & 6
18 Feb 2021 PRADA Cup Reserve Day
19-22 Feb 2021 PRADA Cup Final Race 7-13
23-24 Feb 2021 PRADA Cup Reserve Days
1 Mar 2021 America's Cup Yacht declaration
6 Mar 2021 America's Cup Match Race 1 & 2
7 Mar 2021 America's Cup Match Race 3 & 4
9 Mar 2021 Reserve day
10 Mar 2021 America's Cup Match Race 5 & 6
12 Mar 2021 America's Cup Match Race 7 & 8*
13 Mar 2021 America's Cup Match Race 9* & 10*
14 Mar 2021 America's Cup Match Race 11* & 12*
15 Mar 2021 America's Cup Match Race 13*
16-21 Mar 2021 Reserve days

* only if racing is needed on Friday 12th to achieve a final result over the weekend.