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America's Cup: Luna Rossa takes delivery of their AC75 spar

by Sail-World.com/NZ 26 May 2019 20:54 AEST
Luna Rossa's AC75 spar arrives in Cagliari, Sardinia © Luna Rossa

America's Cup Challenger of Record, Luna Rossa is the first team to announce their building progress, when they released a video of their AC75 spar arriving at the team base in Cagliari, Sardinia.

No team has yet launched an AC75 which could have been launched on April 1, 2019, with most two-boat teams expected to launch in the July-August window.

Earlier Southern Spars released a video of an AC75 spar leaving their facility in Auckland. The company was said to have 13 AC75 spars on order.

Luna Rossa's AC75 spar holds up the traffic in Cagliari, Sardinia - photo © Luna Rossa
Luna Rossa's AC75 spar holds up the traffic in Cagliari, Sardinia - photo © Luna Rossa

Luna Rossa's AC75 spar arrives in Cagliari, Sardinia - photo © Luna Rossa
Luna Rossa's AC75 spar arrives in Cagliari, Sardinia - photo © Luna Rossa
Luna Rossa's AC75 spar arrives in Cagliari, Sardinia - photo © Luna Rossa
Luna Rossa's AC75 spar arrives in Cagliari, Sardinia - photo © Luna Rossa
Luna Rossa's AC75 spar arrives in Cagliari, Sardinia - photo © Luna Rossa
Luna Rossa's AC75 spar arrives in Cagliari, Sardinia - photo © Luna Rossa

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