Italians Marco Gradoni and Margherita Porro stole the show on Day 1 of the AC38 Preliminary Regatta in Cagliari. Two race wins, a Kiwi nosedive, and a GB1 breakdown nightmare. It's been all-on on the Gulf of Angels today.
Racing at the first Preliminary Regatta of the 38th America’s Cup got underway shortly after 1500 in Cagliari, Sardinia this afternoon in 12-15 knot winds and on bumpy seas.
It was the hotly tipped Luna Rossa Youth and Women team led by Italian wonder-kid Marco Gradoni and with Margherita Porro in the port driver's seat that dominated the first race.
In competitive sailing’s brave new world, where ultra-fast foiling boats grab the majority of the headlines, the evergreen TP52 fleet and its 52 Super Series regattas stand out as a bastion of the gold standard of ‘conventional’ yacht racing. The '26 worlds in Porto Cervo look set to be a thriller.
