The designated areas in the Hauraki Gulf and Waitemata Harbour offer a wide range of race course options, with a full range of wind directions and conditions. On top of that, the harbour and gulf are surrounded by geographical landmarks that provide a variety of vantage points for spectators.

The 36th America’s Cup race course will be a windward-leeward configuration delimited by boundaries with an upwind start and it’s length (approximately between 1.1 to 2.2 nm) will depend upon the exact location of the course and prevailing weather conditions.
The course on which the teams will sail, will be decided every racing day by the Race Management and detailed information for on water spectator will be available on americascup.com.
Five racecourses have been identified. Download the 5 Knot Speed Restriction Chart for each course: