Overview
- The Naples Preliminary Regatta runs 25–27 September with nine AC40 entries representing six teams and concludes with a single match-race final between the top two boats.
- Teams are using the monotype AC40s as a live test bed for crew selection, race procedures and technical data that will guide bespoke AC75 development for the 2027 Louis Vuitton 38th America's Cup Match.
- The America’s Cup Partnership, a new team-led governance body chaired by Grant Dalton, is overseeing event planning and commercial rights while enforcing rules that require women and youth participation.
- Emirates Team New Zealand plans to ship its AC75, Taihoro, to Naples in the first quarter of 2027 as teams balance logistics, two-boat training programs and staggered entry timing from squads such as Team Australia.
- Organizers position Naples as both a sporting stage and a legacy project, with public events, youth sailing initiatives and Bagnoli regeneration efforts aimed at boosting local engagement and economic activity.