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.