Circolo Vela Gargnano Wants to Change
Next America's Cup into Multi-Challenger Regatta

May 6, 2009

Press Release:

The Circolo Vela Gargnano Presents Its Challenge to the 33rd Americas Cup

Today in the main hall of the Council of the Lombardy Region, the Circolo Vela Gargnano and the consortium Green Comm Challenge have challenged the Geneva Nautical Society for the 33rd America's Cup that now has, as only rival, the Golden Gate Yacht Club of San Francisco.

As provided by the Deed of Gift, the race will take place in 2010 aboard boats of 90x90 feet,  a multihull 90 feet long and 90 feet wide, of about 27 meters of length.

The challenge of the Circolo Vela Gargnano- Lake Garda (the second in its history after the first involvement with +39 Challenge) has been presented by the President of the Green Comm Challenge Francesco De Leo, by the lawyer Nicolò Bastianini, the Chairman of the Circolo Vela Gargnano Lorenzo Rizzardi, the Vice President of the Council of the Lombardy Region Enzo Lucchini.

The choice of the crew has been granted to Angelo Glisoni, past world champion in the Tornado catamaran, coach of the Italian Team at the Olympics in Athens and Beijing.

The project staff will be lead by Sebastiano Rec Morassutti.

Our team will be supported by the supervisors Professor Mario Gerla (one of the fathers of the Internet), from the University of California in Los Angeles, and Professor John Lombardi, University of Pisa; it will also collaborate with the Politecnico di Torino.

Among the technical partners: Sofinnova, SIMtone, Wave Group.

Attached is the letter sent to the Geneva Nautical Society and the Golden Gate Yacht Club of San Francisco.  Read the letter (pdf format)