ARC Team USA

• ARC Team USA will make its competitive debut at the 38th America’s Cup Preliminary Regatta in Naples, marking the first time the new American challenger has raced together.
• Harry Melges IV and Lucas Calabrese will helm the team’s AC40, alongside Hans Henken and Michael Menninger, with Riley Gibbs named as reserve.
• The milestone comes after an intensive build-up for one of the America’s Cup’s newest teams, and amid growing momentum following partnerships with US Sailing and CODE-ZERO.

America is back on the racecourse. ARC Team USA has confirmed the four sailors who will race aboard its AC40 at the 38th America’s Cup Preliminary Regatta in Naples September 24th–27th, as the new American challenger prepares to line up against its America’s Cup rivals for the first time.

Lucas Calabrese and Harry Melges IV will take the helm, with Hans Henken and Michael Menninger completing the four-person crew. Riley Gibbs will serve as team reserve.

The announcement follows an intensive final training camp in Naples and represents a significant milestone for a team that has been built at remarkable speed. In a matter of months, ARC Team USA has brought together its sailing, design, technical and operational groups, returned its boats to the water and established the foundations of a new America’s Cup campaign-