“All-American”: Harry Melges and The Reinvention of USA Cup Challenge

ARC Team USA is trying to build a different kind of American America’s Cup challenge. Harry Melges talks to Magnus Wheatley about the team’s all-American sailing squad, a new generation coming through the Cup, returning to the AC40 and why the programme is being built for the long term. The Louis Vuitton 38th America’s Cup Preliminary Regatta Naples takes place from 24–27 September 2026. SUBSCRIBE to the official America's Cup channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/americascup Follow America’s Cup on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/americascup Like America’s Cup on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/americascup Follow America’s Cup on X: https://x.com/americascup Stay up to date with the America’s Cup newsletter: https://www.americascup.com/en/newsletter The Louis Vuitton 38th America's Cup will be defended in Naples in 2027 by five-time America's Cup winner, the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron represented by their team, @EmiratesTeamNZ . #AmericasCup #AC38 #Naples2027