Naples Floating Platform Arrives on Caracciolo Waterfront for America's Cup
37x30-meter platform at the Aquarium level, ready for Friday's preliminary races
The Caracciolo waterfront has a new profile: since this morning, the floating pontoon nicknamed "the island that is" has been moored there, arriving from the Port of Naples after a short crossing completed at dawn. Sport e Salute announced this on its social media channels.
A thousand-ton platform
The structure measures 37 meters by 30, weighs approximately one thousand tons, and rises just one meter above water level. It can accommodate up to 100 people and has been positioned at the height of the Aquarium, in visual dialogue with the Spezzata Column.
According to Il Mattino and Corriere del Mezzogiorno, the project was conceived and realized by Sport e Salute following the vision of CEO Nepi Molineris, with the aim of creating "a new meeting point between land and sea, sport and city" ahead of America's Cup 2027.
Already operational for preliminary races
The pontoon will enter service immediately: it will be used during the America's Cup preliminary race scheduled in Naples from Friday, September 25 to Sunday, September 27, while the AC40s fly over the Gulf.
Sources
- Il Mattino - Sport — America?s Cup: sul lungomare Caracciolo arriva il pontone, l?isola che c?è verso Napoli 2027
- la Repubblica Napoli - Cronaca — Coppa America, sul lungomare di Napoli arriva il “pontone”. “Ecco l’isola che c’è”
- Corriere del Mezzogiorno - Napoli — America's Cup, sul Lungomare Caracciolo di Napoli arriva il pontone, «l'isola che c'è»
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