http://www.sail-world.com/Australia/Americas-Cup:-Luna-Rossa-skipper-reflects-on-the-opening-days/104063
Luna Rossa Challenge skipper Max Sirena is embarking on his fourth America’s Cup challenge with the Italian syndicate.
He joined the fledgling team in 2000 as a mid-bowman, but now has chosen every man on the team. Sirena took time out yesterday to review how the team has progressed after its late entry into the 34th America’s Cup.
Yesterday was Luna Rossa’s sixth day of sailing the AC72. What has the team learned so far?
We are still on the learning curve of the boat. Only yesterday we tried to be more focused in performance and proper trim than everything else. Up to day before yesterday was more about sea trials. With this boat you will always be in sea trials until the end of the Cup because every day is different and you discover something new with this new machine.
Do you feel like you’ll be ready, fully prepared for the start of the Louis Vuitton Cup?
You’re never ready enough, for sure. Our goal is to try and arrive in San Francisco in good shape, but the main goal is to have as much confidence in the boat as possible to be able to focus on racing the boat rather than sailing the boat. That is the main goal for us.
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| 'First sailing day in the Hauraki Gulf, Auckland-NZ, for AC72 Luna Rossa: the Italian challenger for the 34th America’s Cup' Luna Rossa / Carlo Borlenghi |
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