Naples, ItalyNaples, ItalyNaples, ItalyNaples, ItalyFounder Chris Poole made the deliberate call to keep his America’s Cup ambitions on the low down until it was confirmed that American Magic wouldn’t be continuing their Cup campaign.
For a lot of sailors, Alinghi being back at the top table wasn’t on the 2025 bingo card. Yet here they are: not just returning, but stepping in as one of the five founding teams shaping the future of the America’s Cup.
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Riptide Racing, the prospective US challenger for the Louis Vuitton 38th America’s Cup has announced a partnership agreement with leading global marine industry shipping and logistics company Pindar by Manuport Logistics.
Led by Chris Poole, Riptide Racing has big plans to be the next American team to take on the America’s Cup.
It had been a productive month at the Emirates Team New Zealand Auckland base, with steady progress on and off the water. A key milestone was the first two-boat testing day.
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After what felt like a quiet year of preparation, Emirates Team New Zealand has roared back to life..
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In a major shift on the road to the 38th America’s Cup, American Magic has confirmed it will not compete in the next edition of sailing’s oldest and most prestigious trophy.
The next gen are in! Jake Pye, Josh Armit, Seb Menzies – and, none other than two-time Olympic medalist, Jo Aleh – these are the new names confirmed as being official members of Emirates Team New Zealand – living their dream, and being a part of history.
In a landmark moment for the sport of sailing, the America’s Cup, sports’ oldest international trophy, having been contested since 1851 has entered a new era of mutual governance.
Ray Davies of Emirates Team New Zealand recently made a vibrant stop in Naples, Italy, ahead of the upcoming Louis Vuitton 38th America’s Cup, and was left in awe: of both the city and its sailing conditions.
At the 65th International Boat Show in Genoa, Italy, the organisers of the Louis Vuitton 38th America’s Cup in Naples, America’s Cup Events (ACE), were delighted to announce a strategic collaboration agreement with the Italian Marine Industry Association, Confindustria Nautica which aligns the industry with the pinnacle event in sailing to be contested in Naples in 2027.
Presenting before an engaged audience at the 65th International Boat Show in Genoa on Saturday 20th September, Grant Dalton, CEO of The Defender, Emirates Team New Zealand, together with representatives from Sport e Salute, the publicly-owned Italian company responsible for promoting sports and a healthy lifestyle across the nation, unveiled the vision for the Louis Vuitton 38th America’s Cup in N
As the anticipation builds and preparation by all teams is quietly ramping up for the upcoming America’s Cup, Dan Bernasconi, Head of Design for Emirates Team New Zealand and one of the architects of the third edition of the AC75 Class Rule and Technical Regulations has unveiled some of the key points that will govern the design parameters of the AC75’s that will race in Naples in 2027.
With the clock ticking down to the start of the Louis Vuitton 38th America’s Cup in Naples in 2027, the AC75 Class Rules and Technical Regulations have been issued to all teams and published with a focus on cost containment.
Talks have been taking place at the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron for the past three days, with the big guns going over the finer details and hashing out the final place for the 38th America’s Cup. Now the deal is done – and we can get on with it.
The America’s Cup World Series, a multi-city series in the lead up to the 2013 America’s Cup regatta in San Francisco, came to Naples in 2012 and 2013 for two of the most memorable regattas and was a glimpse of why Emirates Team New Zealand awarded the Louis Vuitton 38th America’s Cup to the city in 2027.
When Patrizio Bertelli sat down in the Milan studio of naval architect German Frers to discuss the lines of a new fast-cruiser in early 1997, the Argentinian proclaimed that all the pieces were in place to mount a challenge for the America’s Cup.
The transition from colourful and applauded challenges of 1983 and 1987, to Challengers for the XXVIII America’s Cup in San Diego, was a pivotal moment in the history of Italy in the competition.
To understand the cultural significance of the Azzurra project, it is key to understand Italy in the early 1980’s. Mired in a stagflationary recession and sharp increases in prices after the oil crisis of 1979, by the early 1980’s Italy needed a morale boost, and its sporting teams were to be the catalyst.
Peter Burling is heading to Italy – to join Luna Rossa Team for the 38th America’s Cup. He’s packing up his family and heading off – leaving New Zealand behind.
In recent days, we’ve seen the flurry of official statements from Alinghi Red Bull Racing (their statement hasn’t been published on their website), American Magic, and Athena Racing, with Emirates Team New Zealand responding in kind. The exchange has stirred up debate not just between teams, but also directed at the America’s Cup Trustees, the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron.
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