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The 36th America's Cup presented by Prada is the upcoming edition of the America's Cup yacht race. These two seasons would have used the AC50-class yachts, instead of the AC45 or AC45F classes. The complete schedule for the three-event America’s Cup World Series has been confirmed by the Defender and the Challenger of Record with teams visiting Italy, England, and New Zealand in 2020. American Magic skipper Dean Barker has labelled the upcoming America's Cup World Series event in Cagliari a "risky proposition", following the realities of the coronavirus outbreak in Italy. The news that the first America’s Cup World Series (ACWS) regatta of the 36th America’s Cup cycle will take place in Cagliari, Sardinia from April 23 – 26, 2020 has been announced at an event hosted by the Challenger of Record for the 36th America’s Cup and presented by Prada at the New York Yacht Club’s Harbour Court clubhouse in Newport, Rhode Island. It will be contested by the winner of the 2017 America's Cup, Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron, represented by their team, Emirates Team New Zealand, and the winner of the Prada Cup, the challenger selection series which takes place in January–February 2021. All you need to know about the sailing events including tickets for the Racing Village Fan Zone, Premier Grandstand Experience, Emirates Lounge, schedule, dates, location, teams, racing & more. America's Cup Update - Peter Montgomery recently met with Emirates Team New Zealand COO, Kevin Shoebridge who reveled that the World Series Schedule Slips to 2020 Prior to the 2017 America's Cup, several of the competing syndicates signed an agreement to hold World Series prior to the next two America's Cups, then scheduled for 2019 and 2021. However, the winner of the 35th America's Cup, Emirates Team N… These two World Series would be used as selection series to determine which teams would compete at the 2019 and 2021 Louis Vuitton Cups Challenger Selection Series. Four international teams from New Zealand, Italy, the United States, and Great Britain have been confirmed for the America’s Cup World Series (ACWS) regatta taking place in Cagliari, Sardinia from April 23-26 – the opening event of the 36th America’s Cup presented by Prada. Emirates America's Cup World Series is coming to Portsmouth in June 2020.