Stretching along the Via Roma in Cagliari, the Official Race Village serves as the pulsing centre of regatta life, with its Main Stage and Pre-Race and Dock-in shows drawing steady crowds throughout the day. For anyone wanting to get genuinely close to the racing, though, the FanZone Lazzaretto to the east delivers a front-row view of AC40s flying across the water at extraordinary speed.
The America's Cup Events team advises visitors to use the dedicated bus service rather than attempting the journey on foot. In the temperatures expected across the weekend, that walk could easily take a full hour. A regular shuttle connects the Race Village with the Lazzaretto throughout the day, keeping the trip simple and comfortable.
The 'Bus Stop America's Cup' sits just outside the Race Village perimeter on the Via Roma, directly opposite the main stage. From that stop, the 'Navetta America's Cup' service, run by local bus company CTM, departs every 30 minutes. The Lazzaretto is five stops along the route, at SV0344 Schiavazzi (Lazzaretto). Visitors who prefer to walk the final stretch and choose their own viewing spot may want to disembark one stop earlier, at VS2176 Utzeri, and approach the FanZone on foot from there.
Fares are paid directly to the driver, with contactless credit and debit cards accepted on board any of the America's Cup buses. A 90-minute adult ticket costs €1.30.
Stepping off the bus at the Lazzaretto, visitors are immediately immersed in the full event atmosphere. The live broadcast runs all day, carrying the Pre-Race Show and expert commentary across all three races, making the experience here every bit as connected to the action as anything on offer at the Race Village. A promenade lined with food and drink concessions provides a relaxed setting from which to watch the racing unfold on the water.
A short walk out to the floating platform leads to one of the more distinctive features of the fan precinct: the FIV Foil Academy activation. Conceived as an integrated fan engagement and sporting programme within the America's Cup Fan Village at Lazzaretto, it brings together public engagement, educational interaction, and live on-water demonstrations, all carefully timed to complement the operational rhythm of the wider America's Cup event.
The programme runs across two windows each day, from 10:00 to 15:00 and again from 17:00 to 20:00, scheduled to sit alongside AC40 dock-out procedures and official racing operations without conflict. On offer is a static exhibition of foil platforms and equipment, guided interaction sessions open to visitors, schools, and guests, and live foiling demonstrations aboard the Waszp, WingFoil, Switch, and BirdyFish platforms.
Quieter and more picturesque than the Race Village, the FanZone Lazzaretto is a worthwhile destination in its own right. With AC40 yachts capable of reaching speeds of up to 45 knots, watching them pass at close range from the promenade makes the short bus journey well worth taking.
