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.