America's Cup
Luna Rossa has completed a commanding final day on home waters to win the Louis Vuitton 38th America’s Cup Preliminary Regatta in Naples, defeating Emirates Team New Zealand in the concluding Match Race. The Italian team of skipper Peter Burling,…
The Bay of Naples produced another spectacular day of AC40 fleet racing on Saturday, with four races completed in testing conditions that featured high speeds, tight mark roundings and dramatic position changes. As Afloat reported from the opening day of…
Luna Rossa 1 Sensationally Sets Early Pace In AC38 Practice Racing
25th September 2026 America's Cup
Luna Rossa has set an early benchmark at the Louis Vuitton 38th America’s Cup Preliminary Regatta in Naples, winning all three official practice races as the AC40 fleet took to the Bay of Naples. The Italian team, led by Peter…
Emirates Team New Zealand has named its two AC40 crews for next week's Louis Vuitton 38th America’s Cup Preliminary Regatta in Naples, retaining the combinations that raced at the opening event in Cagliari but introducing a planned positional switch in…
The countdown to the second Preliminary Regatta of the Louis Vuitton 38th America’s Cup has entered its final week, with teams completing their preparations on the Bay of Naples ahead of official practice racing next Thursday, September 24. Nine AC40…
New York Yacht Club has asked the New York Attorney General’s Charities Bureau to examine whether the new America’s Cup Partnership (ACP) is compatible with the Deed of Gift that has governed the trophy for more than 160 years. The…
The America’s Cup marks its 175th anniversary this weekend, tracing its origins to the schooner America’s famous victory around the Isle of Wight on 22 August 1851. What began with a Victorian silver ewer and a race involving the New…
Britain's Women's America's Cup Team has unveiled a new identity as Cobham-Ultra GB2, aligning more closely with Britain's principal America's Cup team, GB1. The rebrand marks the next phase of the British campaign ahead of the Women's and Youth America's…
The countdown is on to the second Preliminary Regatta of the Louis Vuitton 38th America's Cup, with nine AC40 teams set to race in Naples from 25-27 September. Just two months remain until the foiling fleet returns to competition following…
The organisers of the 38th America's Cup have launched a global search for content creators to help tell the story of the world's oldest international sporting trophy in Naples. Applications are now open for photographers, filmmakers, podcasters, sailing journalists and…
Emirates Team New Zealand has completed its first training session on the Bay of Naples, marking its first time sailing on the racecourse that will host the 38th America's Cup in 2027. The defending champions launched both of their AC40…
Luna Rossa has completed the first sailing session of its new AC75 campaign boat in Cagliari, marking a significant milestone in its challenge for the Louis Vuitton 38th America's Cup. After several delays during the afternoon, the Italian team launched the…
Ben Ainslie Told Jim Ratcliffe ‘Will Burn Your House Down’, Documents Released in Multi-Million Yacht Legal Row Reveal
7th June 2026 America's Cup
Sir Ben Ainslie was told that INEOS chair Sir Jim Ratcliffe would “burn your house down” in a row over funding for America’s Cup campaigns, UK High Court documents reveal. As previously reported on Afloat.ie, Sir Jim has launched legal…
Luna Rossa claimed victory at the Louis Vuitton 38th America’s Cup Preliminary Regatta Sardinia after defeating Emirates Team New Zealand in a dramatic match race final in Cagliari as reported by afloat, link here for the article. Racing on the…
Luna Rossa won the Louis Vuitton 38th America’s Cup Preliminary Regatta Sardinia after defeating Emirates Team New Zealand in the final match race on home waters in Cagliari. The Italian team secured victory in front of a large local crowd…
The first Preliminary Regatta of the Louis Vuitton 38th America’s Cup officially opened in Cagliari on Thursday, marking the start of racing on the road to Naples 2027. Eight AC40s representing five teams have gathered in Sardinia’s Gulf of Angels…
