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America's Cup: Luna Rossa's AC75 leaves for NZ - arrives end of October

by Luna Rossa/Sail-World.com/nz 10 Sep 2020 23:40 BST 11 September 2020
Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli's AC75 is loaded aboard a cargo ship, along with support boats - September 9, 2020 - Cagliari © Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Media

The first AC75 of the Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team, which was christened in October 2019, recently left Cagliari and is on its way to New Zealand.

The hull, the rigging and support boats has been loaded onboard a cargo-ship, which was moored directly at the base in Molo Ichnusa. The cargo will arrive in Auckland in a month and a half’s time, at the end of October.

See you soon in Auckland, Luna Rossa!

The team's race boat will be flown to New Zealand.

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