There are a number of ways to watch
America’s Cup coverage both live and on tape-delay, as is often the case when American viewers watch to watch action happening on the other side of the globe. Auckland, New Zealand is a full 18 hours ahead of EST. This weekend’s sailing action is available via some major TV packages like NBC Sports Gold Pass as well as YouTube and Facebook.
This week’s coverage will air on NBC Sports Network on your local TV provider, often on a tape delay. Live coverage is available via the America’s Cup Pass from NBC Sports Gold. You can watch the NBCSN coverage online for free if you sign up for a free trial with Sling, fuboTV or Peacock Premium.
36th America’s Cup
Start time: 10:00 p.m. EST live start time | 11:30 p.m. EST delayed air time on NBCSN
TV channel: NBCSN (Channel finder: Verizon Fios, AT&T U-verse, Comcast Xfinity,Spectrum/Charter, Optimum/Altice, DIRECTV, Dish, Hulu, fuboTV, Sling.)
Live stream: NBC Sports Live | fuboTV | Sling | Peacock Premium | AmericasCup.com | YouTube | Facebook - The high-end America’s Cup Pass from NBC Sports Gold package is the best live coverage, but costs $129.99. You can also watch via NBC Sports Live if you have a cable subscription. If you don’t, you can get NBCSN via a la carte packages from fuboTV, Sling and Peacock Premium. (with free trials).
America’s Cup Replays: You also watch replays of the America’s Cup as while as prior races like the Prada Cup on the America’s Cup website.
America’s Cup Schedule
(All times EST, which moves the dates ahead one day from local dates/times in New Zealand)
Each day’s first race is set to start at 10:15 EST for East Coach viewers (4:15 p.m. local time in Auckland, New Zealand). Coverage is set to start at 10 p.m. EST each day.
Day 1 | Mar. 9 | Races 1 and 2 | 10 p.m. EST | 11:30 p.m. EST broadcast start on NBCSN
Day 2 | Mar. 11 | Races 3 and 4 | 10 p.m.
Day 3 | Mar 12 | Races 5 and 6 | 10 p.m.
Day 4 | Mar. 13 | Races 7 and 8* | 10 p.m.
Day 5 | Mar. 14 | Races 9* and 10* | 10 p.m.
Day 6 | Mar. 15 | Races 11* and 12* | 10 p.m.
Day 7 | Mar. 16 | Race 13* | 10 p.m.
*If needed
More coverage via the Associated Press:
Word around the docks in Auckland is that defender Team New Zealand has a faster boat than Italian challenger Luna Rossa in the 36th match for the America’s Cup.
More than the prevailing wind on the Hauraki Gulf where the best-of-13 race series begins on Wednesday, the dockside whisper has been constant that Team New Zealand’s 75-foot (23-meter) monohull Te Rehutai has achieved extraordinary speeds in practice sails.