Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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In this exclusive interview from Inside America's Cup, Giulio Bertelli, Vice President of Luna Rossa, reveals the hidden intelligence war that defines elite yacht racing - and why secrecy in the America's Cup goes far deeper than most fans realise. How teams protect information, why even casual comments can reveal technical secrets, and the deliberate tactics used to plant false intelligence.

Chapter TimeStamps

0:00 – Will the America's Cup Partnership reduce secrecy?
1:20 – The temptation: laptops, paper shredders and dumpster diving
2:12 – Why everything is valuable: reverse-engineering from comments
3:05 – The misinformation game: planting false intelligence
5:27 – AC38's new challenge: invisible technology inside the boat

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The Louis Vuitton 38th America's Cup will be defended in Naples, Italy by five-time America's Cup winner, the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron represented by their team, @EmiratesTeamNZ and the British team led by Sir Ben Ainslie as the official Challenger of Record.

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