Jostled during the first regattas by the Italians of Luna Rossa, Team New Zealand retained the America’s Cup (7-3) recovered in Bermuda 4 years ago. A logical and beautiful victory at the same time.
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IThe Italians believed it. And they were right to do so. Because in the wake of a Prada Cup during which they had played the Americans and the English, they presented themselves without complex to New Zealanders determined to assert their status as big favorites in the defense of the America’s Cup they had snatched from the Americans 4 years ago in Bermuda. At the end of the first three days of racing, the two teams were back to back (3-3). “To tell the truth, they took us by surprise”, confirms Grant Dalton, terror of Team New Zealand. “So we took the time to analyze their boat, and see what we had to do to counter them. It ended up paying off, but let’s face it: we had to deal with some very tough opponents! “
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