America's Cup News
Podcast: Not everyone left Naples smiling
Listen on Spotify and other platforms Naples brought the crowds, the drama and a taste of what next year’s America’s Cup could deliver. But how much did we really learn from the preliminary regatta? Neil Cole, Andy Rice, Lewis...
The week in racing - 28 Sep ‘26
It's been a busy week across the board. In Naples, Peter Burling got one over on his old team to win the second Louis Vuitton Preliminary Regatta, while on the Solent, Pietro Loro Piana and his crew ended a 15-year wait on a...
Luna Rossa defeat the defenders at the AC38 venue
Luna Rossa have taken the Naples title, beating Emirates Team New Zealand by 17 seconds in the match race final – a show of strength from the home team on the very waters that will host the 2027 America’s Cup. For Peter Burling,...
Can anyone stop Luna Rossa? The French give it a go on day 2 in Naples
Luna Rossa and Emirates Team New Zealand remain in the top two heading into the final day of the America’s Cup Preliminary Regatta in Naples, but day two belonged to La Roche-Posay Racing Team. Quentin Delapierre’s French crew...
Crispy, capsized and a case of the wrong jib: Day 1 in Naples
Luna Rossa made it look easy on the opening day of the Preliminary Regatta. Everyone else had a slightly more eventful time. The Bay of Naples finally got its racing underway today, and the home favourites wasted no time in...
Luna Rossa lead after a stop-start opening day in Naples
If any team was going to own the bay in Naples, surely it was the Italians. Luna Rossa arrive to the second Preliminary Regatta of the 38th America’s Cup bursting with talent across the board, with more AC40 training time than...
Five things to look out for in Naples this weekend
For the first time this cycle, the America's Cup teams are racing on the water that will decide the 38th edition. Nine AC40s from six teams line up on the Bay of Naples, with three days of fleet racing and a winner-takes-all...
Freddie Carr: Naples is not a neutral racecourse
The AC40 Preliminary Regatta will provide the first meaningful evidence of which teams understand the venue that will decide the 38th America’s Cup. I first went to Naples with Luna Rossa for the America’s Cup World Series events...
The week in racing - 21 Sep ‘26
Sam Goodchild has been making Charlie Dalin’s old boat fly in Lorient, 170 Swans have been out celebrating 60 years in Sardinia, and Ferrari have named the first sailors for its flying monohull. Here’s the round-up, plus a packed...
