In the same way that one swallow doesn’t make a summer, one AC40 sighting does not necessarily mean an America’s Cup cycle is under way. However, the fact that yesterday Italy’s Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli started their training programme on the Mediterranean waters off Cagliari in Sardinia is at least a very positive step in the right direction.
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Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli is back on the water, kicking off their America’s Cup training in Cagliari. Their AC40’s first sail of 2025 signals renewed commitment amid recent team withdrawals and hints at progress towards AC38.
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Racing Roundup #021
Our weekly curated digest of the latest news and stories from across the yacht racing world.
Athena Pathway back on the water in Barcelona
Fresh from securing the 2025 SailGP Season Championship with Emirates GBR, one of the world's most decorated female Olympic sailors, Hannah Mills OBE, is back on the water in Barcelona to begin the next phase of her mission with Athena Pathway, the British Youth and Women's America's Cup Team.