All Aboard! America's Cup Teams Can Carry Celebrities

America's Cup teams person agreed to transportation a "guest" unit member, which could beryllium a VIP, personage aliases influencer, successful nan 2027 version of nan world's oldest world sports competition.

Each unit will person an further sixth personnel connected committee successful nan 38th America's Cup, pinch a media typical aliases sponsor besides among nan options agreed successful nan caller rules for nan event.

Every unit will besides person to incorporate astatine slightest 1 woman, and a minimum of 2 unit members - including a female sailor - must beryllium nationals of nan team's state of origin.

Sir Ben Ainslie, squad main of Great Britain's Athena Racing, said it is simply a "seismic moment" for nan event.

"The teams and yacht clubs stock a imagination to make nan America's Cup much inclusive, compelling, and financially sustainable," Ainslie said.

"This caller exemplary marks a unified committedness to that vision. I americium excited for nan early of nan sport."

The title started successful 1851 and nan 38th version takes spot successful Naples, Italy successful 2027, pinch entries for nan regatta to unfastened connected 19 August.

There are besides changes to nan format, pinch each competitors taking portion successful some lucifer racing - erstwhile 2 crews spell caput to caput - arsenic good arsenic fleet racing - erstwhile each nan yachts title together.

The apical 4 challengers will past characteristic successful a knockout lucifer semi-final.

Teams will beryllium constricted to a maximum walk of 75m euros, pinch refinements scheduled for nan 39th edition.

The caller rules besides opportunity existing teams must usage nan aforesaid AC75 hulls which were raced successful 2024, pinch accrued usability of nan vessel powered by battery.