The ARC Crew USA has confirmed the 4 sailors who will race aboard its AC40 on the thirty eighth America’s Cup Preliminary Regatta on September 24-27, 2026 in Naples, Italy. That is the second coaching occasion however the brand new American challenger might be racing its rivals for the primary time.
Lucas Calabrese and Harry Melges IV will take the helm, with Hans Henken and Michael Menninger finishing the four-person crew. Riley Gibbs will function crew reserve. The road-up follows a closing tryout session in Naples previous to the 9-boat competitors.
“Attending to the regatta begin line is a giant second for us,” stated Ken Learn, ARC Crew USA CEO. “What this complete crew has achieved in such a brief area of time has been fairly extraordinary, and we’ve simply come off a very sturdy coaching camp the place the progress has been clear each day.
“Each sailor on this group has pushed laborious and earned the chance to signify ARC Crew USA. Lucas, Harry, Hans and Michael have earned their locations on the boat for Naples, and Riley has been each bit as vital to the progress we’ve made as a gaggle.
“We additionally need to be sensible about the place we’re. Among the groups we’re racing have been collectively for years; we’ve been collectively for months. We’re not going to Naples anticipating to have all of the solutions. We’re going there to race laborious, be taught shortly, perceive the place we stand towards the fleet and are available away higher than we arrived.”
ARC Crew USA Crusing Director Giles Scott provides, “It’s been a really productive camp. We’ve requested an enormous quantity of this group in a brief time frame they usually’ve responded brilliantly. The usual and depth have continued to rise, and the competitors for these locations has been precisely what we wished. Now we get to place ourselves beneath correct race stress. That’s the place we’ll be taught probably the most.”
Groups are allowed to enter two boats, however the second boat should be crewed by youth and ladies.
Occasion particulars: https://www.americascup.com/naples
Naples entrants:
• Emirates Crew New Zealand (NZL): Nathan Outteridge/Seb Menzies (helm), Andy Maloney/Iain Jensen (trim)
• Emirates Crew New Zealand (NZL): Jake Pye/Erica Dawson (helm), Serena Woodall/Josh Armit (trim)
• Athena Racing (GBR): Dylan Fletcher/Ben Cornish (helm), Bleddyn Mon/Andrea Tesei (trim)
• Athena Racing (GBR): Hannah Mills/Ellie Aldridge (helm), Sam Webb/Matt Beck (trim)
• Luna Rossa (ITA): Peter Burling/Marco Gradoni (helm), Gianluigi ‘Gigi’ Ugolini/Maria Giubilei (trim)
• Luna Rossa (ITA): Margherita Porro/Max Antoniazzi (helm), Maria Vittorria Marchesini/Giovanni Santi (trim)
• Tudor Crew Alinghi (SUI): Paul Goodison/Phil Robertson (helm), Nicolas Rolaz/Pietro Sibello (trim)
• La Roche-Posay Racing Crew (FRA): Quentin Delapierre/Diego Botín (helm), Jason Saunders/Florian Trittel (trim)
• American Racing Challenger Crew USA (USA): Lucas Calabrese/Harry Melges IV (helm), Hans Henken/Michael Menninger (trim)
Particulars: https://www.americascup.com/
Defender New Zealand and Challenger of File from Nice Britain confirmed the Protocol for the thirty eighth America’s Cup on August 12, 2025. The shut of the preliminary entry interval was October 31, 2025, with late entries thought of as much as March 31, 2026.
The AC40 has a helm and trimmer on either side of the boat, whereas the AC75 does too along with a fifth crew place and a sixth passenger place.
thirty eighth America’s Cup entrants:
• Emirates Crew New Zealand (NZL) – Defender
• Athena Racing (GBR) – Challenger of File
• Luna Rossa (ITA) – Challenger
• Tudor Crew Alinghi (SUI) – Challenger
• La Roche-Posay Racing Crew (FRA) – Challenger
• American Racing Challenger Crew USA (USA) – Challenger
• Crew Australia (AUS) – Challenger
After the 2024 occasion, Barcelona, Spain declined internet hosting one other version, with the venue moved to Naples, Italy. Challenger racing is Might 22 to July 4 earlier than the thirty eighth Match on July 10-19. Full particulars.
Preliminary Regattas:*
Might 22-24, 2026 – Cagliari, Italy
September 24-27 – Naples, Italy
* The Protocol famous how there can be as many Preliminary Regattas as doable, with the intent to have three throughout 2026 and one probably in early 2027, and a closing occasion on the Match Venue instantly previous to the challenger sequence. Solely two have been to this point revealed.
Supply: ARC Crew USA
