Mascalzone Latino Capitalia Team to launch ITA-99 today

ITA-99, the brand new boat of Italian America's Cup challenger Mascalzone Latino Capitalia Team, will be launched later today, exactly one week after her arrival in Valencia.

Unfortunately, the press will not be invited to this launch and as a result, I doubt we'll be able to have our own pictures. Still, stay tuned for the pictures the team will send us, published as soon as we get them.

After this launch, three America's Cup boats remain to be launched, CHN-95 of China Team, SWE-96 of Victory Challenge and, of course, Alinghi's SUI-100 that reached Valencia just a few days ago.

ITA-99 the night of her arrival at the Mascalzone Latino Capitalia Team base. Valencia, 22 January 2007. Photo copyright Pierre Orphanidis / Valencia Sailing