The many moons of the America's Cup
From Auckland 2000 to Barcellona 2024, Luna Rossa took part to six editions of the America’s Cup.
Luna Rossa took partto the Louis Vuitton Cupregattas in Barcelona
Starting November 29th Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli will compete in the second Preliminary Regatta of the 37th America’s Cup on the Red Sea
The three phases regattas will be held exclusively in Match Race format: the boat that crosses the finish line first wins.
Luna Rossa brings Italy back to the world of major sailing competitions. Since its first participation in 2000, the boat has taken part in six America's Cup editions, twice winning the two Challenger Selection Series.
So, it's back to the sea. But whether it's on the road, track, or water, Pirelli's commitment remains the same: to seek excellence by pushing their limits with increasingly high-performance products, innovative technologies, a steadfast focus on sustainability and social responsibility. The partnership with Luna Rossa is another path to explore, grounded in shared values like Italian heritage, technological challenge, competition, teamwork, material research, and the perfect balance between power and control.
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Water is just another road
Stories
Mechatronic sailor
Part of the Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli design team, Clelia Sessa has been racing her whole life with one big dream: the America's Cup.
A young talent en route to the America's Cup
Marco Gradoni, born in 2004, may be the youngest helmsmen in Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli, but he knows he has a lot to offer the team in view of the America's Cup.
The new Luna Rossa is born
The AC75 launched: a masterpiece of technology and functionality that will represent Italy at the 37th America’s Cup.
Gearing up for America’s Cup
The training sessions, strategies and sentiment with which the team faces and prepares for the 2024 competition are critical to uncovering the team's insights and dynamics.
The dream of the America’s Cup, once again
Max Sirena, Skipper and Team Director of Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli talks about his victories and the next challenge towards the 2024 America's Cup.
Luna Rossa sets sail from Spain
The countdown has officially begun: less than a year from now, the 2024 America's Cup will start in Barcelona. On the road to the world's oldest sporting competition, there are the 'preliminary regattas'. From September 15th to 17th, in the waters of Vilanova i la Geltrú, Spain (45 km from the Catalan capital), the five challengers and the defender will clash for the first time aboard the AC40s, the new foiling class capable of reaching maximum speeds of over 45 knots.
America's Cup and legalised espionage
For the first time in 172 years of America's Cup history, espionage has been legalised: a team of spies has been posted to each team that will take part in the 37th America's Cup edition, with the aim to report and share developments and planning solutions on board. The material is then put at disposal of both unions and selected media.
America's Cup, the oldest competition in the world
Yachtsmen (and sport historians) are among the few who know that the America's Cup is the oldest competition in absolute terms: its origins go back to 1851, preceding by almost half a century the modern Olympics which saw the light of day in Athens in 1896.
Luna Rossa, the story of a passion for yachting
As often in Italian seafaring stories, the first inkling of Luna Rossa was in Milan. It was there in the studio of famed Argentinian naval architect German Frérs that Patrizio Bertelli decided to launch the America's Cup challenge in the early days of 1997.
Luna Rossa, a high-tech challenge
The America's Cup began as a sailing match between yacht clubs. And still, 170 years after that famous race around the Isle of Wight, only yacht clubs can call the challenge. In those days, the rules set team nationality requirements and technological contributions were forbidden, but while the nationalistic component has not entirely disappeared, technology has played the main part in the event since 2000. So, teams can reach out far and wide hiring the world's best designers and engineers and using innovations with no limitations.
Luna Rossa, the wind gives the power
It is easy to find things in common between a car and a motor boat. It is less simple when the boat is a sailing yacht: the hull (or the hulls, in the case of a catamaran or a trimaran) corresponds to the chassis and the set of sails - including the mast - matches the propeller. However, there's a huge difference compared to an engine, whether combustion or electric: the ‘fuel' is not available from a station and above all, even when it is available, it needs to be managed.