Overview

• The protocol creates the America’s Cup Partnership to give all competing teams equal authority over governance, media rights and event management.
• Each AC75 will race with five sailors—one of whom must be a woman—with at least two crew members born in the team’s country plus a sixth guest slot for celebrities, influencers or sponsors.
• Battery-hybrid systems will power most yacht functions, ending reliance on crew-pedaled cyclors to propel the 76-foot boats.
• A €75 million spending cap per team and hull-retention requirements for returning challengers aim to curb cost escalation and level the playing field.
• Entries for the Naples 2027 regatta open mid-August, a final commercial partnership is expected in September, and the framework could permit prize money though payout plans remain unconfirmed.