Something to Prove in Sardina PR1 | Inside America's Cup Talks

The first shots of the America's Cup campaign are about to be fired. Niall Myant-Best and Magnus Wheatley break down everything you need to know ahead of PR1 in Cagliari, Sardinia - the first time AC38 challengers will race against each other on the water. Eight boats. Five teams. And a format that puts youth and women sailors on the start line alongside the world's best. Magnus has the inside info - who's ready, who's hiding something, and who absolutely cannot afford a bad week. Pete Burling at Luna Rossa vs Emirates Team New Zealand. Marco Gradoni, the prodigy who told Magnus "I know" when asked if he'd win the America's Cup. And the female sailors looking to make a splash. Reputations will be made and broken here. The Louis Vuitton 38th America’s Cup Preliminary Regatta Sardinia takes place from May 21st to 24th, the first event on the Road to Naples 2027. 0:00 Sardinia PR1: what's at stake 0:56 Format: fleet racing, match racing & the two-boat rule 1:56 American Racing: the team sitting this one out 3:40 Youth & women on the start line 4:39 New faces to watch: Seb Menzies & the Kiwis 6:15 Marco Gradoni: the gold standard 8:08 Where are the weaknesses? 9:25 The French factor & Tudor Team Alinghi 10:53 The weight of expectation 11:51 Pete Burling vs Emirates Team New Zealand 13:24 What Sardinia actually decides 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 #InsideAmericasCup #Sailing #AC40 #Sardinia #Cagliari