[1] Four teams have entered the regatta[2][3] Francesco Bruni World Series races in Sardinia[4] and Portsmouth[5] were cancelled due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports.

A total of 12 races were contested during the double round-robin seeding round.

After seeded based on record, followed by a single-elimination knockout round[9] All races were to be run on Course A,[10] but races were abandoned due to light winds, with no winner declared.

The race between Emirates Team New Zealand and Ineos Team UK started, and the course was shortened to four legs midway through the race.

New Zealand held a commanding lead, expecting to finish before the UK had even completed their first lap but, as NZ did not reach the finish line within the 45-minute time limit, the race was declared over with no winner.