Spithill looks for hat-trick in Trieste
by Sailsportz on 6 Sep 2005
La Sfida spectacular match racing event courtesy LaSfida/Sea&See
Sailed in front of a grandstand in 55 foot Formula 1 style yachts, with eight crew and open only to America’s Cup teams, the 6th edition of La Sfida Match Racing spectacular in Trieste, Italy, will be back from 3-11 September.
With racing starting Tuesday (today) local time, the event has an impressive hall of fame; 2000 edition - Russell Coutts, 2001 - Paul Cayard, 2002 - Dean Barker, 2003 and 2004 - James Spithill.
Spithill is looking for his third consecutive title, but has a strong line-up to contend with, including a second team from Luna Rossa with some of his Aussie crewmates from the Young Australia America's Cup Challenger in 1999.
Teams entered this year include Alinghi-Peter Holmberg, Luna Rossa1-James Spithill, Luna Rossa2-Francesco de Angelis, Shosholoza-Chris Law, Mascalzone Latino Capitalia-Jes Gram Hansen and +39 Challenge - Iain Percy and SKY Sport TV will cover the event.
Can Aussie James Spithill complete the hat-trick in 2005? Find out this week at: www.lasfida.it
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Full team list:
ALINGHI:
Peter Holmberg
Matthew Mittchell
Mark Newbrook
Rodney Ardern
Jordi Calafat
Lorenzo Mazza
Josh Belsky
Claudio Celon
LUNA ROSSA (TEAM 1):
James Spithill
Michele Ivaldi
Tatsu Wakaniga
Jonathan McKee
Andrew Taylor
Simone De Mari
Shannon Falcone
Alan Smith
LUNA ROSSA (TEAM 2):
Francesco de Angelis
Andy Horton
Ben Durham
Joe Newton
Magnus Augustson
Romolo Ranieri
Massimo Gherarducci
Andy Fethers
SHOSHOLOZA:
Chris Law
Ian Ainslie
Golden Mgedeza
David Rae
Charles Nankin
Alex Runciman
Michael Giles
Guido Verhoert
MASCALZONE LATINO CAPITALIA:
Jes Gram Hansen
Rasmus Kostner
Michele Paoletti
Nicola Pilastro
Cameron Dunn
Maciel Cicchetti
Santino Brizzi
Matteo Augardo
+39 CHALLENGE:
Iain Percy
Lorenzo Bressani
Gabriele Bruni
Jacek Wysocki
Massimo Galli
Christian Scerrer
Karlo Kuret
Roberto Ferrarese
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