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    THE LOUIS VUITTON 38TH AMERICA’S CUP

    The Government of Italy, in conjunction with Team New Zealand and the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron, are pleased to announce Italy as the Host Country and Naples as the Host City for the Louis Vuitton 38th America’s Cup to be held in the spring and summer of 2027.

    In early November 2024, Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron (RNZYS) and Emirates Team New Zealand confirmed the acceptance of the official challenge by the Royal Yacht Squadron Ltd. (RYS). The British yacht club was the first organisation who presented this trophy over 174 years ago, which eventually started the legacy of the America’s Cup. This time around, it will be Athena Racing led by Sir Ben Ainslie who are representing the RYS.

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    THE DEFENDER
    EMIRATES TEAM NEW ZEALAND

    In 2024 Emirates Team New Zealand concluded a historic chapter, winning the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup after an epic showdown in Barcelona. The team re-wrote the record books as the first continuous team in the 173 years of the event to win the three-peat.

    Sailing for the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron (RNZYS) in Auckland, the New Zealand team’s inception goes back to 1987. With three campaigns already under their belt, Team New Zealand, eventually won the 29th America’s Cup in 1995 – making it “New Zealand’s Cup” – and resulting in a successful defence in Auckland in 2000. In the years after, the trophy went to Switzerland and later to the US, until Emirates Team New Zealand regained the ‘Auld Mug’ in a spectacular regatta in Bermuda in 2017 by showing their innovation and ingenuity through the introduction of ‘cyclors’ on the foiling catamaran.

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    THE CHALLENGER OF RECORD
    ATHENA RACING

    Athena Racing sail under the flag of the Royal Yacht Squadron Ltd. (RYS) led by Sir Ben Ainslie.

    During the last edition, the most successful British Challenge in over 90 years ended in defeat in the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup Match after a spirited series against the Defender, Emirates Team New Zealand. The British team reached the country’s first America’s Cup Match final since 1964 and the first match win since Sir T.O.M. Sopwith’s team in 1934. There’s a steely British determination to go one better with another campaign to try to secure the one trophy yet missing.

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EVENT INFO
THE 38TH AMERICA’S CUP

  • HOST VENUE

    For the first time ever the Louis Vuitton Cup and Louis Vuitton America’s Cup Match will be sailed in Italy, a country with one of the most colourful and enthusiastic America’s Cup histories.

    The fight for the Louis Vuitton 38th America’s Cup will take place under the watchful shadow of Mt Vesuvius and just off the waterfront of the vibrant city of Naples.

    It is intended that the Louis Vuitton 38th America’s Cup will be held during the Italian spring and summer of 2027 with the Match taking place in the month of July 2027 in Naples.

  • THE BOATS

    The Louis Vuitton 38th America’s Cup will again see the AC75s. Each team is restricted to building only one new yacht, and training days in-between events are regulated. The crew of the AC75s will consist of five sailors, with increased function of the boat powered by battery.

    The AC40s will also make a return and are anticipated to be sailed at Preliminary Regattas, the Youth America's Cup as well as the Women's America's Cup.

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  • TEAMS

    It has been agreed that the Louis Vuitton 38th America’s Cup will be a multi-Challenger event. Entries for the Louis Vuitton 38th America’s Cup open from the 19th August 2025.

    The commitment of syndicates and teams for the event will be announced through the official America’s Cup channels.

    Additionally, both the Defender and the Challenger of Record are committed to building on the success of the Women's and Youth America’s Cup events.