ITA-85 of +39 Challenge arived in Valencia

ITA-85 has reached the +39 Challenge base. This morning, the new boat of the sicilian-gardesano America's Cup challenger arrived by truck from Tarragona, where a ship had previously taken her from Livorno. The boat had left from Alfonsine (Ravenna), after being given the final touches at Fabio Soleri’s shipyard with the workers of Dannaval and Sicilcraft shipyards in Palermo, under the supervision of principal designer Giovanni Ceccarelli.

The hull of ITA-85 in the +39 Challenge base. Valencia, 21 June 2006. Photo copyright: +39 Challenge

Its “look” will be characterized by orange and blue colors, representing the two souls of the group: Sicily and Lake Garda. All technical details suitable for “disclosure” will be revealed on Saturday (at 19.30 at “+39” base) by engineer Ceccarelli and Sebastiano Rech Morassutti, in charge of materials, an Italian architect who started his long career by taking part in the building of the "Moro di Venice” in the early 1990's.

Wednesday was a day off for the crew that will be racing on Thursday against the Swedes of Victory Challenge in the first flight and against Emirates Team New Zealand in the second. This Louis Vuitton Act 12 will be the last race for the old and glorious ITA-59 whose sails will read Regione Sicilia, Fondiaria-Sai and Sergio Tacchini and whose boom will read Yamamay, Postepay, Db-Line.it and Gilli.