Yacht Club: Circolo Vela Gargnano
Country: Italy (ITA)
Syndicate: +39 Challenge
Sail Number: ITA 85
Syndicate Head: Lorenzo Rizzardi
Team Leader: Luca Devoti
Designer: Giovanni Ciccarelli
iHelmsman: Iain Percy
+39 (Piu Trentanove)
Why the team chose the telephone country
code for Italy as name is not clear. One
explanation could be that they wanted to
get the telephone company Telecom Italia
(TIM) as a sponsor on board.
This sponsor changed however from
Mascalzone Latino to Luna Rossa
Challenge. The original plan was that the
team trains with 2 newly acquired boats
on the Lake Garda
But they switched to Valencia and bought
from Alinghi SUI-59 (the former be Happy/
FAST 2000)
With the new Version5 yacht ITA-85, the
team reached the 9th place of 11 with 5
wins and 15 losses.
But they switched to Valencia and bought
from Alinghi SUI-59 (the former be Happy/
FAST 2000)
ITA 85, ITA 59 +39 Challenge challenger of the Louis Vuitton Cup 2007
AMERICA’S CUP HISTORY 1983 - 2013
