AMERICA’S CUP: challenge

on the sea.
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
At the beginning it was only a battle between English and Americans. Today is the regate for the most famous yacht club in the world. Eleven sailings of the seven nations faced each other in the Tasmania’s Sea. The challengers were:

 

·        CLUB NAUTIQUE MORGIEN \ F.A.S.T. 2000;

·        CRUSINGYACHT CLUBOF AUSTRALIA \ YOUNG AUSTRALIA;

·        NEW YORK YACHT CLUB \ YOUNG AMERICA CHALLENGE;

·        ST. FRANCIS YACHT CLUB \ AMERICAONE CHALLENGE;

·        THE SAN FRANCISCO YACHT CLUB \ AMERICA TRUE CHALLENGE;

·        CORTEZ RACING ASSOCIATION \ TEAM DENNIS CONNER;

·        MONTEREAL CLUB YATES DE BAYONA \ REAL CLUB NAUTICO DE VALENCIA \ THE SPANISH CHALLENGE;

·        NIPPON YACHT CLUB \ NIPPON CHALLENGE;

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UNION NATIONALE POUR LA COURSE AU LARGE \ LE DEFI BOUYGUES TELECOM-TRANSICIEL;

·        WAIKIKI YACHT CLUB \ ALOHA RACING TEAM;

·        YACHT CLUB PUNTA ALA \ PRADA CHALENGE 2000.

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After about a hundred challengers the best sailing will be elected and it will compete against the crew who won the last edition: NEW ZEALAND. In the past,

Italy was represented by “AZZURRA” and “MORO DI VENEZIA”. This year “LUNA ROSSA” was the Italian competitor.

 

 
 
 

 

 

 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Prada's crew is composed by:

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 


Bottari          Bassani         Sirena                De Mari                Spaziani      Griggio

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 


Vattuone        Ranieri          Galli                  Bonetti                 Stanzani           Brizzi
 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 


Celon            Mazza           Rizzi                Bresciano            Grael                 Ivaldi

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 


Malgarise       De Angelis     Montefusco       D'Ali                    Romeo         Borgstrom

 
 
Luna rossa fought with skill and  many Italians’ nights were very excited, but now they have to  return home after having lost the challenge with  New Zealand sailing, that was quicker and most organizate.

 

So in 2003 LUNA ROSSA will return in

 Auckland.
 
 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

But, after all, the Italians are proud of the results because Luna Rossa shown a great courage to compete with the other powerful sailing nations. We haven’t lost the hope of a next victory!

 

Have you followed the competition?

What’s your opinion?

 

Marco Sorrentino, Daniela Tavaglione