Real results from sailing simulation: America's Cup boats are fast. Very fast. Speeds can top 50 knots (93km/h) as these boats apparently fly over the surface of the water

REIGNING CHAMPS Emirates Team New Zealand are, at the time of writing, preparing to defend the trophy they won in 2017 against the Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli team from Italy. A local pandemic-protecting lockdown in Auckland, New Zealand, has delayed the start of the final series, which is still due to be concluded on 15 March 2021 (weather and lockdowns permitting). Luna Rossa qualified for the final series having beaten the Ineos Team UK's boat, Britannia, in the Challenger Series final, the Prada Cup – itself the culmination of qualifying stages to determine who gets to go head-to-head for the big prize.