Italy at the America's Cup
Italy at the America's Cup was twice winner of the Louis Vuitton Cup, in 1992 with Il Moro di Venezia and in 2000 with Luna Rossa, thus gaining the role of challenger and the right to challenge the defender in America's Cup, but coming out defeated on both occasions.[1]
Appearances
Do not participate
| Competition | 1983 | 1987 | 1992 | 1995 | 2000 | 2003 | 2007 | 2013 | 2017 |
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| Louis Vuitton Cup | 3rd (Azzurra) |
7th (Italia) | 1st (Il Moro di Venezia) |
1st (Luna Rossa) |
SF (Luna Rossa) | 2nd (Luna Rossa) |
2nd (Luna Rossa) |
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| 11th (Azzurra) | 9th (Mascalzone Latino) | 6th (Mascalzone Latino) | |||||||
| 9th (+39 Challenge) | |||||||||
| America's Cup | 2nd | 2nd |
Achievements
In the table the appearances in which at least the semi-final in the Louis Vuitton Cup was reached.
| Year | Competition | Venue | Boat | Yachting club | Skipper | Result | Winner | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Louis Vuitton Cup |  Newport
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Azzurra | Yacht Club Costa Smeralda | Cino Ricci | Third |  Australia II
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| 1992 | Louis Vuitton Cup | San Diego
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Il Moro di Venezia | Compagnia della Vela | Paul Cayard | Winner | ||
| America's Cup | Finalist | America³
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| 2000 | Louis Vuitton Cup |  Auckland
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Luna Rossa | Yacht Club Punta Ala | Francesco de Angelis | Winner | ||
| America's Cup | Finalist | Team New Zealand
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| 2003 | Louis Vuitton Cup | Auckland
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Luna Rossa | Yacht Club Punta Ala | Francesco de Angelis | Semifinalist |  Alinghi
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| 2007 | Louis Vuitton Cup |  Valencia
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Luna Rossa | Yacht Club Italiano | Francesco de Angelis | Finalist | Team New Zealand
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| 2013 | Louis Vuitton Cup | San Francisco
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Luna Rossa | Circolo della Vela Sicilia | Max Sirena | Finalist | Team New Zealand
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References
- ^ "La storia della America's Cup" (in Italian). giornaledellavela.com. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
External links
- Luna Rossa Challenge web site
