Photo gallery: Luna Rossa AC72 yacht

by Vsail.info · 26 October 2012

Friday morning’s schedule for the invited journalists in Auckland was to attend a press conference with Patrizio Bertelli, team principal, and Max Sirena, skipper, in a hotel on the Viaduct. Instead, Bertelli himself, decided on Thursday evening to open the doors of his team base and let the entire group walk around freely, taking any photo they wished, with practically no restriction, other than avoid closeups of the electronics the shore crew was still working on.

The result of this unprecedented openness in the America’s Cup was the following photo gallery. Our full report with the press conference that took place right in front of the wing will be published after the official christening ceremony and the subsequent launch of the yacht on the water. After Friday evening’s launch, the new AC72 will spend the night on the water. The team will then carry load tests on Saturday morning. If all goes as planned, next Wednesday she will be taken for a tow test and then her first sail on Thursday. Starting November 10th, approximately, Luna Rossa and Emirates Team New Zealand will carry out test match racing regattas.

The brand new Luna Rossa AC72. Auckland, 26 October 2012. Photo copyright Pierre Orphanidis / VSail.info