Luna Rossa, the yacht that the Prada Pirelli team hopes will win them the America’s Cup
The America s Cup is Formula 1 on water, where hi-tech yachts achieve once-unimaginable speeds while competing for the oldest international sports trophy in the world - known affectionately as the Auld Mug . And for the past four years Patrizio Bertelli, billionaire co-CEO of global fashion group Prada, has had his fingers crossed that the Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli team will, after 20 years of competing, finally sail to victory - although the New Zealand team has just opened up a lead with back to back wins in the final stages which come to a close on March 21.
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Mattew Sheahan gives his views on an exciting and not-as-expected first day of racing for the America s Cup in Auckland
There are some days when you’re pleased to be wrong…today – the first day of the America’s Cup – was one of them.
After three months of speculation and deliberation over which team has the upper hand, the rumour has been working itself into a frenzy to the point where the gossip was spinning round so quickly that the chatter was returning as ‘fact’ with no good evidence to support it other than, ‘many had heard the same thing’.
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