The Next Generation for Emirates Team New Zealand: Seb Menzies

Seb Menzies was a school boy watching the America's Cup in San Francisco. Now he's inside Emirates Team New Zealand, feeling the pressure to defend the Auld Mug.. In this interview with Magnus Wheatley, the 49er World Champion and AC40 sailor talks about joining the senior AC75 squad, learning from Blair Tuke and Nathan Outteridge, and the culture that makes this next generation feel like they belong. He also looks ahead to the Naples preliminary regatta and what defending the Cup on home waters would mean. SUBSCRIBE to the official America's Cup channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/americascup 0:00 Intro 0:08 Earning His Place at Team New Zealand 4:55 Inside the Naples Racecourse 6:05 What Winning Would Mean 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