Luna Rossa America’s Cup team has announced the sailors who will make up their AC40 sailing team for the Preliminary Regatta Naples which gets underway on 24 September.
Luna Rossa America’s Cup teams dominated the first AC40 event back in May, winning the Overall title and the Youth & Women’s title at the Preliminary Regatta Sardinia.
Luna Rossa has located to Nisida ahead of the other America’s Cup teams, from there they will continue training until the Preliminary Regatta gets underway on 24 September.
Luna Rossa 1 – Senior Team
Peter Burling – Helmsman
Marco Gradoni – Helmsman
Ruggero Tita – Helmsman
Maria Giubilei – Trimmer
Gianluigi Ugolini – Trimmer
Umberto Molineris – Trimmer
The athletes have been rotated to give everyone the opportunity to compete on board the AC40s, while allowing younger talents to gain valuable time on the water and integrate with the rest of the crew. The final competition line-ups will be decided on a daily basis.
Sailing on the racecourse of the 38th America’s Cup during the same period of the year in which the 2027 competition will be held has been of fundamental importance in gathering useful data and training the crew, while at the same time involving and developing a new generation of sailors.
Max Sirena, CEO of Luna Rossa said: “I’m very satisfied with the work we’ve done this summer both in Naples and Cagliari. These months of sailing in Naples have certainly been extremely valuable. I’m very pleased with our line-ups: we have top-level, highly experienced sailors alongside young athletes – women and men – with enormous potential and already significant results behind them.”
Luna Rossa 2 – Y&W Team
Margherita Porro – Helmswoman
Massimiliano Antoniazzi – Helmsman
Lorenzo Sirena – Helmsman
Maria Vittoria Marchesini – Helmswoman/Trimmer
Giovanni Santi – Trimmer
Alice Linussi – Trimmer