Schedules for the best-of-9 finals of the America's Cup between defending champion Team New Zealand and challenger Prada of Italy on Auckland's Hauraki Gulf, beginning Feb. 19 (Note: New Zealand time is 17 hours ahead of U.S. ET):
Race 1
Sunday, Feb. 20: Team New Zealand, by 1:17
Race 2
Tuesday, Feb. 22: Team New Zealand, by 2:43
Race 3
Saturday, Feb. 26: Team New Zealand, by 1:39
Race 4
Wednesday, March 1: Team New Zealand, by 1:49 (New Zealand leads 4-0)
Race 5
Thursday, March 2. Live television: ESPN2, March 1, 7 p.m. ET
Race 6
If necessary, Saturday, March 4. Live television: ESPN2, March 3, 7 p.m. ET
Race 7
If necessary, Saturday, March 5. Live television: ESPN2, March 4, 7 p.m. ET
Race 8
If necessary, Monday, March 7. Live television: ESPN2, March 6, 7 p.m. ET
Race 9
If necessary, Wednesday, March 9. Live television: ESPN2, March 8, 7 p.m. ET
Louis Vuitton Cup
Results of the best-of-9 finals of the Louis Vuitton Cup challenger series for the
America's Cup in Auckland's Hauraki Gulf. Prada of Italy defeated AmericaOne of San Francisco 5-4:
Wednesday, Jan. 26
Prada Challenge def. AmericaOne, 24 seconds
Thursday, Jan. 27
AmericaOne def. Prada by 1 minute, 33 seconds
Saturday, Jan. 29
Prada def. AmericaOne (withdrew)
Sunday, Jan. 30
Prada def. AmericaOne by 2 minutes, 32 seconds
Tuesday, Feb. 1
AmericaOne def. Prada by 34 seconds
Wednesday, Feb. 2
AmericaOne def. Prada by 9 seconds
Friday, Feb. 4
AmericaOne def. Prada by 1 minute, 6 seconds
Saturday, Feb. 5
Prada def. AmericaOne by 37 seconds
Sunday, Feb. 6
Prada def. AmericaOne by 49 seconds (Prada wins series 5-4)
