Live from 22 May

38th America's Cup

Louis Vuitton Cup Stage 1: The Fleet Racing Opener in 

Next race: Louis Vuitton Cup Stage 1: The Fleet Racing Opener · Sun 23 May, 12:00am

Photo Credit: Ian Roman / America's Cup

Race days and events

  1. 2pm · Sun 23 May, 12:00am NZ
    Up nextLouis Vuitton Cup Stage 1: The Fleet Racing OpenerNaples, Italy
  2. Louis Vuitton Cup Stage 2: The Match Racing GauntletNaples, Italy
  3. Louis Vuitton Cup Stage 3: The Repêchage WeekendNaples, Italy
  4. Louis Vuitton Cup: 38th America’s Cup MatchNaples, Italy

Coverage

The America’s Cup Playground

The Course C race area for the 36th America’s Cup was the playground for INEO Team UK, Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli and American Magic on the afternoon of Friday 13th

America’s Cup: Is Starting Upwind a Game Changer?

Since the 34th America’s Cup in San Francisco and throughout the 35th America’s Cup, held in Bermuda, we were used to reaching starts, where the teams had a 2-minute pre-start, followed by a full-on drag race reach to the first mark, before screaming off on the downwind VMG leg to the bottom gate.

What makes an AC75 fly?

Emirates Team New Zealand and their abundance of experience and knowledge, led the sailing world down a path that resulted in a 75 foot monohull, with no keel, massive foil arms and gave it the ability to fly.