If the America’s Cup is all about blending heritage with high performance, then Naples just set the tone perfectly.
This week, under the vaulted stone arches of the Castel dell’Ovo—Naples’ ancient fortress perched on the Megaride peninsula—the host city staged its first formal presentation as the home of the 38th Louis Vuitton America’s Cup. With Mount Vesuvius looming in the distance and the Bay of Naples glinting in the sun, it was hard to imagine a more iconic setting to launch the next chapter in the Cup’s 174-year history.
