La Roche-Posay AC75 fights fading breeze in Naples on Recon Day 19

The America's Cup Recon channel has published highlights from Day 19 of the AC75 reconnaissance sailing in Naples, with La Roche-Posay Racing Team out on the water on Thursday 5 November 2026. It was a second early start in a row, and the video follows the French crew as the north-easterly dropped away.

If you want to see how an AC75 is handled as the breeze fades, this one is worth a few minutes. The footage is from the 38th America's Cup Joint Reconnaissance Programme, shot by Pierre Bouras against the Naples waterfront.

La Roche-Posay Racing Team | AC38 Recon | Highlights | AC75 Day 19, 5 Nov 2026

A second early start in a row, with Quentin Delapierre and Diego Botín working to keep the boat flying as the breeze died away.

La Roche-Posay Racing Team was out on the AC75 in Naples on Thursday 5 November 2026. The team stayed on the J3 all morning, opening with longer runs west of Nisida before moving into the bay off Posillipo and Mergellina for short runs of tacks and gybes. Two final runs back near Nisida closed the session, and the boat was at the dock soon after noon.

Conditions: NE 8–10 kn fading to 4–6 kn, veering ESE. Flat inshore, with chop and leftover swell offshore. Sunny, with sparse cloud.

Reporter/Driver: Mathieu Cadei Photo/Video: Pierre Bouras

Recon footage from the 38th America's Cup Joint Reconnaissance Programme.

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