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    Team USA

    Representing Sail Newport, ARC Team USA announced their challenge for the Louis Vuitton 38th America’s Cup in April 2026 having acquired the assets of American Magic, a Challenger in AC37 in Barcelona. Those assets included the AC75 ‘Patriot’ plus two AC40 yachts and the team will begin by evaluating a large squad of invited trialists at the new American Magic Performance Centre in May.

    The vision of entrepreneurs Karel Komárek and Chris Welch, ARC Team USA, is led by American yachtsman Ken Read, two-time Rolex Yachtsman of the Year and one of the world’s most accomplished and respected sailors. 

    Adding strength to the management team is double Olympic gold medallist and four time Finn Gold Cup winner Giles Scott who was appointed as Sailing Director at the end of April 2026.

    The United States holds a unique and dominant place in America’s Cup history, having first won the trophy in 1851 and successfully defended it for 132 years - the longest winning streak in sporting history. 

    Despite these deep ties, prior to the confirmation of ARC Team USA, the 2027 edition was set to mark the first time the competition would take place without a U.S. team. The return of an American challenge reflects both the extraordinary legacy of the Cup and a renewed ambition for the United States to compete once again at the highest level of the sport.

    At launch, ARC Team USA and Sail Newport also announced that US Sailing would join the initiative. Together, the partners have a vision to strengthen pathways into the sport, with a shared commitment to supporting youth development and expanding opportunities for female sailors, ensuring a more inclusive and accessible future for American sailing.

    Further team announcements are expected in due course.

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    CHALLENGER
    ARC
    Team USA

    Representing Sail Newport, ARC Team USA announced their challenge for the Louis Vuitton 38th America’s Cup in April 2026 having acquired the assets of American Magic, a Challenger in AC37 in Barcelona. Those assets included the AC75 ‘Patriot’ plus two AC40 yachts and the team will begin by evaluating a large squad of invited trialists at the new American Magic Performance Centre in May.

    The vision of entrepreneurs Karel Komárek and Chris Welch, ARC Team USA, is led by American yachtsman Ken Read, two-time Rolex Yachtsman of the Year and one of the world’s most accomplished and respected sailors. 

    Adding strength to the management team is double Olympic gold medallist and four time Finn Gold Cup winner Giles Scott who was appointed as Sailing Director at the end of April 2026.

    The United States holds a unique and dominant place in America’s Cup history, having first won the trophy in 1851 and successfully defended it for 132 years - the longest winning streak in sporting history. 

    Despite these deep ties, prior to the confirmation of ARC Team USA, the 2027 edition was set to mark the first time the competition would take place without a U.S. team. The return of an American challenge reflects both the extraordinary legacy of the Cup and a renewed ambition for the United States to compete once again at the highest level of the sport.

    At launch, ARC Team USA and Sail Newport also announced that US Sailing would join the initiative. Together, the partners have a vision to strengthen pathways into the sport, with a shared commitment to supporting youth development and expanding opportunities for female sailors, ensuring a more inclusive and accessible future for American sailing.

    Further team announcements are expected in due course.

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    Harry Melges IV
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    Harry Melges IV
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    Harry Melges IV carries forward one of the most celebrated family legacies in sailing. A winner of the 2025 TP52 Super Series and the 2021 US Rolex Yachtsman of the Year award, Melges has secured eight national championships across multiple classes, is a current member of the US SailGP Team, and skippered the NYYC American Magic Youth America’s Cup Team to a runner-up finish in Barcelona in 2024.

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    Lucas Calabrese
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    Lucas Calabrese
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    Olympic bronze medallist Lucas Calabrese is one of the most accomplished sailors in the squad. Originally from Buenos Aires, Argentina, and now a U.S. citizen, Calabrese won bronze at the London 2012 Olympic Games in the 470 class. He is also an Optimist World Champion, a two-time TP52 World Champion, and a world champion in both the Melges 20 and J/70 classes. He was a key member of the American Magic campaign during the 37th America’s Cup.

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    Hans Henken
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    Hans Henken
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    Hans Henken is a Paris 2024 Olympic bronze medallist in the 49er class and the 2024 U.S. Rolex Yachtsman of the Year. As the Flight Controller for the United States SailGP Team and an aerospace engineer with both bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Stanford University, Henken brings a rare combination of elite foiling experience and advanced technical expertise to his first America’s Cup campaign with ARC Team USA.

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    Michael Menninger
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    Michael Menninger
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    Michael Menninger brings extensive experience from elite sailing programs, including the America’s Cup, SailGP and offshore racing. A former Red Bull Youth America’s Cup helmsman, Match Racing World Champion, Team Racing World Champion and Etchells World Champion, Menninger was the starboard trimmer onboard the USA America’s Cup campaign in Barcelona. He is currently wing trimmer for the United States SailGP Team, where he has played an important role in the team`s resurgence from the bottom of the standings to competing towards the front of the fleet.

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    Riley Gibbs
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    Riley Gibbs
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    Riley Gibbs represented Team USA at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in the Nacra 17 class and competed previously as part of the United States SailGP Team. A versatile foiling sailor, Gibbs has achieved top-five finishes at world championship level across three different classes and was part of the USA America’s Cup campaign in Barcelona in 2024.

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