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Circolo della Vela Sicilia

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1 Yacht
A yacht is a sail or power vessel used for pleasure, cruising, or racing. There is no standard definition, so the term applies to such vessels that have a cabin with amenities that accommodate overnight use. To be termed a yacht, as opposed to a boat, such a pleasure vessel is likely to be at least 33 feet (10 m) in length and may have been judged to have good aesthetic qualities.More
2 Mondello
Mondello is a small borough of the city of Palermo in the autonomous region of Sicily in Southern Italy.More
3 Palermo
Palermo is a city of southern Italy, the capital of both the autonomous region of Sicily and the Metropolitan City of Palermo. The city is noted for its history, culture, architecture and gastronomy, playing an important role throughout much of its existence; it is over 2,700 years old. Palermo is in the northwest of the island of Sicily, by the Gulf of Palermo in the Tyrrhenian Sea.More
Circolo della Vela Sicilia
FoundedMay 14, 1933; 87 years ago (1933-05-14)
LocationMondello, Italy
CommodoreAgostino Randazzo
Websitewww.circolodellavela.it

Circolo della Vela Sicilia is a yacht club in Mondello, a northern borough of Palermo, Sicily. The club is the "Challenger of Record" for the 36th America's Cup where they will be represented by their team, Luna Rossa Challenge.[1]

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1 Sicily
Sicily is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of the 20 regions of Italy. It is one of the five Italian autonomous regions and is officially referred to as Regione Siciliana. The region has 5 million inhabitants. Its capital city is Palermo.More
2 2021 America's Cup
The 36th America's Cup in March 2021 was the latest staging of the America's Cup yacht race. It was contested on the inner Hauraki Gulf off Auckland, New Zealand, between the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron and Circolo della Vela Sicilia of Italy. The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron's boat was Te Rehutai, owned and sailed by the Emirates Team New Zealand syndicate. Circolo della Vela Sicilia's boat was Luna Rossa, owned and sailed by the Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli syndicate. Both boats are AC75 class high-performance foiling monohulls, a class designed specifically for this competition. The Cup was won by Team New Zealand, 7–3.More
3 Luna Rossa Challenge
Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli, originally named Prada Challenge, then Luna Rossa Challenge, is an Italian sailboat racing syndicate first created to compete for the 2000 America's Cup. It won the Louis Vuitton Cup on their first attempt in 2000, but then lost the America's Cup match against the defending champion team, Team New Zealand.More

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  1. ^ "XXXVI America's Cup. Circolo della Vela Sicilia Challenger of Record with Luna Rossa - Luna Rossa". Lunarossachallenge.com. 2017-06-16. Retrieved 2017-06-27.

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