2013 America's Cup World Series
Luna Rossa were last to enter the Americas Cup but brought two AC45 to get the team up to speed and compete in the newly developed America's Cup World Series. The boats called Luna Rossa Piranha and Swordfish were helmed by British sailors Chris Draper and Paul Campbell-James to get the team up to speed with multihulls but with a primarily Italian crew.
Read more about this topic: Luna Rossa Challenge, 2011
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