POTW: Luna Rossa second AC 75

Luna Rossa AC75

Oct 22, 2020

Our Photo of the Week (two, in fact) comes from New Zealand where the second America’s Cup AC 75 Luna Rossa boat was launched Tuesday morning in the presence of the families of the Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team and a small group of friends and local suppliers close to the team in its New Zealand venture.

The ceremony was simple and traditional, enhanced by the blessing of Luna Rossa by Father “Pa” Peter Tipene, Cathedral Dean of Auckland Cathedral, and followed by the christening of the boat by Tatiana Sirena, wife of Team Director and Skipper Max Sirena, as she broke on the bow a bottle of Ferrari Maximum Blanc de Blancs from Cantine Ferrari, the team’s sparkling partner. The local Maori welcome ritual accompanied Luna Rossa in the final phase of the launch as she was lowered into the sea.

From January 15th 2021 the competition will heat up with the PRADA Cup event (15 January – 22 February 2021), the Challengers Selection Series that will determine the team challenging the Defender, Emirates Team New Zealand, in the Final Match of the 36th America’s Cup.

Luna Rossa AC75The Photo of the Week doesn’t need to be this auspicious. Your shots are equally at home in our POTW album – anything you choose from pets to racing to dinner parties to sunsets! Just shoot them along to cyonboard@kerrwil.com and put POTW in the subject line.

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