Naples to host the next America's Cup in 2027
The next America's Cup will be held off Naples, Italy, in 2027, holders Team New Zealand have announced.
It will be the 38th edition of the world's most famous regatta and the first time it has been held in the Mediterranean country.
New Zealand had the right to pick the venue after winning their third straight cup in Barcelona last year.
The cup holders said the races will be staged in the spring and summer of 2027. In their statement on Thursday, the team said the races "will take place under the watchful shadow of Mt Vesuvius and just off the waterfront of the vibrant city."
Italian yachts have reached the final match race three times, most recently Luna Rossa in 2021. Luna Rossa fell one step short in Barcelona, where the beachfront was teeming with Italian fans. Britannia beat Luna Rossa to reach the final, where they lost to the Kiwis.
Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli won the first Women's America's Cup in Barcelona and their youth team also won the event for young sailors.
Many New Zealand fans were angered when team boss Grant Dalton took the cup away from Auckland, citing financial difficulties, after the local boat hosted the event and successfully defended their title in 2021.
Dalton left open the possibility of returning home for the 38th regatta if the money was there, but he discarded that option last month after the team failed to secure what it considered sufficient backing from the government.
Barcelona's municipal government opted not to bid to host another cup just days after Team New Zealand culminated their three-peat, citing costs and amid a protests against so-called "overtourism."
The America's Cup is the world's oldest international sports trophy. It dates to 1851 when the schooner America bested the Royal Yacht Squadron around the Isle of Wight. Only four countries have won it, including the Australians and Swiss.
The next America's Cup will be held off Naples, Italy, in 2027, holders Team New Zealand have announced.
It will be the 38th edition of the world's most famous regatta and the first time it has been held in the Mediterranean country.
New Zealand had the right to pick the venue after winning their third straight cup in Barcelona last year.
The cup holders said the races will be staged in the spring and summer of 2027. In their statement on Thursday, the team said the races "will take place under the watchful shadow of Mt Vesuvius and just off the waterfront of the vibrant city."
Italian yachts have reached the final match race three times, most recently Luna Rossa in 2021. Luna Rossa fell one step short in Barcelona, where the beachfront was teeming with Italian fans. Britannia beat Luna Rossa to reach the final, where they lost to the Kiwis.
Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli won the first Women's America's Cup in Barcelona and their youth team also won the event for young sailors.
Many New Zealand fans were angered when team boss Grant Dalton took the cup away from Auckland, citing financial difficulties, after the local boat hosted the event and successfully defended their title in 2021.
Dalton left open the possibility of returning home for the 38th regatta if the money was there, but he discarded that option last month after the team failed to secure what it considered sufficient backing from the government.
Barcelona's municipal government opted not to bid to host another cup just days after Team New Zealand culminated their three-peat, citing costs and amid a protests against so-called "overtourism."
The America's Cup is the world's oldest international sports trophy. It dates to 1851 when the schooner America bested the Royal Yacht Squadron around the Isle of Wight. Only four countries have won it, including the Australians and Swiss.
The next America's Cup will be held off Naples, Italy, in 2027, holders Team New Zealand have announced.
It will be the 38th edition of the world's most famous regatta and the first time it has been held in the Mediterranean country.
New Zealand had the right to pick the venue after winning their third straight cup in Barcelona last year.
The cup holders said the races will be staged in the spring and summer of 2027. In their statement on Thursday, the team said the races "will take place under the watchful shadow of Mt Vesuvius and just off the waterfront of the vibrant city."
Italian yachts have reached the final match race three times, most recently Luna Rossa in 2021. Luna Rossa fell one step short in Barcelona, where the beachfront was teeming with Italian fans. Britannia beat Luna Rossa to reach the final, where they lost to the Kiwis.
Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli won the first Women's America's Cup in Barcelona and their youth team also won the event for young sailors.
Many New Zealand fans were angered when team boss Grant Dalton took the cup away from Auckland, citing financial difficulties, after the local boat hosted the event and successfully defended their title in 2021.
Dalton left open the possibility of returning home for the 38th regatta if the money was there, but he discarded that option last month after the team failed to secure what it considered sufficient backing from the government.
Barcelona's municipal government opted not to bid to host another cup just days after Team New Zealand culminated their three-peat, citing costs and amid a protests against so-called "overtourism."
The America's Cup is the world's oldest international sports trophy. It dates to 1851 when the schooner America bested the Royal Yacht Squadron around the Isle of Wight. Only four countries have won it, including the Australians and Swiss.
The next America's Cup will be held off Naples, Italy, in 2027, holders Team New Zealand have announced.
It will be the 38th edition of the world's most famous regatta and the first time it has been held in the Mediterranean country.
New Zealand had the right to pick the venue after winning their third straight cup in Barcelona last year.
The cup holders said the races will be staged in the spring and summer of 2027. In their statement on Thursday, the team said the races "will take place under the watchful shadow of Mt Vesuvius and just off the waterfront of the vibrant city."
Italian yachts have reached the final match race three times, most recently Luna Rossa in 2021. Luna Rossa fell one step short in Barcelona, where the beachfront was teeming with Italian fans. Britannia beat Luna Rossa to reach the final, where they lost to the Kiwis.
Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli won the first Women's America's Cup in Barcelona and their youth team also won the event for young sailors.
Many New Zealand fans were angered when team boss Grant Dalton took the cup away from Auckland, citing financial difficulties, after the local boat hosted the event and successfully defended their title in 2021.
Dalton left open the possibility of returning home for the 38th regatta if the money was there, but he discarded that option last month after the team failed to secure what it considered sufficient backing from the government.
Barcelona's municipal government opted not to bid to host another cup just days after Team New Zealand culminated their three-peat, citing costs and amid a protests against so-called "overtourism."
The America's Cup is the world's oldest international sports trophy. It dates to 1851 when the schooner America bested the Royal Yacht Squadron around the Isle of Wight. Only four countries have won it, including the Australians and Swiss.
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