A few hours after the opening of registrations for the America’s Cup in New Zealand, there are rumors that Ernesto Bertarelli has entered the 37th edition of the Cup with the Swiss union. Alinghi of the magnate born in Rome and emigrated to Lake Geneva with his family in the 70s (which has maintained very strong ties with Italy, the name Alinghi is the name they gave to their rubber dinghy as children when they went to vacation on the Argetario ) has already won the Cup twice: the first in 2003 (when he had signed Russell Coutts and the “defeated” kiwis) and the second time in 2007 in Valencia, in both cases he had beaten the New Zealanders, 5-0 in the first case and 5-2 in the second. He then lost it in 2010 again in Spain after a very long legal battle with the Americans of Oracle and when he had moved on to challenges on gigantic multihulls. Precisely to prevent the Swiss from retracing this path, Team New Zealand had introduced a rule of nationality so strict that it does not include “foreigners” in the 8 sailors on board, but only people residing in their country of origin as of March 2021.
The rumor had been circulating for some time that Bertarelli, in agreement with Luna Rossa, wanted to return to the track in the America’s Cup (he had closely followed all the latest editions), now the indiscretion leaked in a kiwi newspaper (New Zealand Herald) closes all speeches. According to rumors the same Swiss team may already have got their hands on a test boat (sold with each property already by the Italians of Patrizio Bertelli). According to the same source close to the organizers there would be another team that has paid the registration to the America’s Cup number 37 which will take place in 2024, but which is not yet known where it will be raced (Spain, Saudi Arabia, Ireland or New Zealand itself. ), although the venue will be announced no later than March 31, 2022. Today was the first day set by the organizers to be able to register for the America’s Cup.
Seen as the “demome”, Ernesto Bertarelli in Kiwiland has always remained tied to the America’s Cup and a great sailing enthusiast, in recent years he has financed teams that compete on flying catamarans in different international circuits. Bertarelli’s sister, Dona, is aboard the great oceanic trimaran, off the coast of France, to attempt to conquer the Jules Verne Trophy, the fastest around the world.
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