Naples, you have been magnificent. As the Louis Vuitton 38th America’s Cup Preliminary Regatta draws to a close, we simply want to say “grazie” to the City of Naples and to everyone who has helped make this an unforgettable first taste of what is to come in 2027 when the Louis Vuitton 38th America’s Cup takes centre stage
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In short, Luna Rossa were sublime on the final day of the Louis Vuitton 38th America’s Cup Preliminary Regatta, Naples. On a day where the Bay of Naples served up 11-14 knot breezes that oscillated, built, faded and built again, it was the Italian challenger who simply showed no weaknesses, winning the final two fleet races and then totally dominating the Match Race final against Emirates Team New Zealand
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The choice of the Bay of Naples as the venue for the Louis Vuitton 38th America’s Cup was fully vindicated today on day two of the Preliminary Regatta with some of the best fleet racing ever seen in the modern history of this outstanding sporting event
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After days of sunshine and fair sea breezes in the Bay of Naples, overnight a short-lived Atlantic front moved across central and southern Italy, known as an ‘Atlantic perturbation’ that brought with it a cooler, unstable air with showers and thunderstorms in Naples alongside reports of lightning and rumbles of thunder in the hills
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With so much discussion this morning shoreside about the expected conditions, come 2pm CEST, the Bay of Naples turned on the glitz and glamour with a beautiful sea breeze from 210 degrees and 10-12 knots to send the AC40’s rocketing at speeds well in excess of 30 knots both upwind and down.
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