America's Cup in Naples, Max Sirena, Luna Rossa: "We have a talented group, this is just the beginning."

Naples hosts the America's Cup with Luna Rossa as a key player: in the Gulf of Naples, the Italian boat's teams completed the preliminary races, demonstrating clear growth, also thanks to the work on two parallel AC75 and AC40 programs conducted between Cagliari and Naples. This high-level competition allowed the team to develop new lineups that worked as expected.

Max Sirena, CEO of Luna Rossa, commented: "I'm truly delighted with this success. On the one hand, it demonstrates that we have a highly talented team, with people who are perfectly interchangeable in different roles, and on the other, it's the reward for the work we've done in recent months, running two programs simultaneously with AC75s and AC40s between Cagliari and Naples."

The increased competitiveness of the competition highlighted two assets: the Senior team as a benchmark and the newly formed Y&W team, which, despite being new and lacking in cohesion, proved capable of holding its own against high-level opponents. "The Senior team confirmed its position as a benchmark, and the Y&W team, newly formed and lacking in cohesion, proved capable of competing against the other challengers. Sure, there were some lapses, but that's part of the normal growth process," he added. "I congratulate everyone."

Naples isn't just a backdrop, it's an added value to the event: "And congratulations to Naples, a wonderful city that, as I expected, was the added value of the event. The Neapolitans' cheering certainly gave us a few extra points."

At the conclusion of three days that, as Sirena recalled, began long ago for the entire city, Roberto Mottola di Amato, president of the Circolo del Remo e della Vela Italia, expressed his satisfaction: "At the end of these three days, which for us and for the entire city began long ago, we are overjoyed. Congratulations to the Luna Rossa winners, to the Y&W team who fought on equal terms against very strong opponents, and congratulations to Naples, which has projected an image of itself that many Italians and many regatta participants are unaware of.

The images of the event will travel around the world, so it will be an excellent invitation to participate in the 2027 America's Cup. We hope this is the start of a fantastic season. Great activities await us, always alongside Luna Rossa."