ARC Team USA Naples Preliminary Regatta Line-Up
Harry Melges IV and Lucas Calabrese will helm the AC40, while Riley Gibbs is named reserve after a final training camp, the team said.
- On Sunday, September 27, 2026, Italy's Luna Rossa won the three-day America's Cup preliminary regatta in Naples, defeating holders Emirates Team New Zealand in a head-to-head match-race final.
- Starting September 25, 2026, nine crews navigated 40-foot AC40 foiling monohulls in the Bay of Naples, testing speed and skills before the main competition featuring larger AC75 yachts next summer.
- ARC Team USA secured a first-race victory despite starboard helm Harry Melges competing with a broken foot, while La Roche-Posay Racing Team capsized during a restart amid 18-knot gusts.
- Luna Rossa topped the leaderboard with 71 points, confirming their strong performance, while Emirates Team New Zealand finished second with 56 points after eight fleet races.
- Teams will transition from AC40s to larger AC75 yachts for the 38th America's Cup, which dates back to 1851, with the challenger series beginning in summer 2027.
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Cagliari's success by the red moon last May and conquers the Preliminary Regatta of Naples. While celebrating on board the boat, however, we dream of the Americas Cup that will be held in less than a year always in the waters of the Gulf of Naples. The Italian team "senior" composed of helmsman Peter Burling and Marco Gradoni [...] L'articolo Luna Rossa wins again at the preliminary races. And now dreams of the Americas Cup: in 2027 we return to…
Rome, 27 Sep (EFE).- The Italian sailing team Luna Rossa was proclaimed this Sunday winner of the second preliminary regatta of the American Cup in Naples after winning Emirates Team New Zealand in the final in the Gulf waters. The Italian team, which also won the first preliminary regatta [...] The Luna Rossa entry wins in Naples and prevails in the second preliminary regatta was first published in HolaNews.
Luna Rossa also wins the final match against Emirates Team New Zealand and wins the second America's Cup preliminary race in Naples, after having dominated the Round Robin phase with 71 points out of 80, detaching the New Zealanders to 56
The Italian Senior team won the final against the Kiwis: immediately in front of it leaves no room for Team New Zealand. Burling and Gradoni's team had won the previous two fleet races. Cagliari's success was at stake. The Ceo neozed Grant Dalton consoles with the record audience
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