Charles Borlenghi
Guido Meda – Gian Luca Pasini – Stefano Vegliani
“This Cup and this Luna Rossa have shown that not even extreme technology can undermine the magic that binds men to boats, as if they were living beings. It has always been this way. It is the essence of the America's Cup and sailing. Always” (from the text by Guido Meda). The extraordinary 2021 of successes in the national sport opened with sleepless nights for Italians, glued to the screens to follow the exploits of Luna Rossa in the sea of Auckland. Once again Luna Rossa, in a livery as black as the carbon from which it is built, fought with its New Zealand rivals, coming close to winning the America's Cup after triumphing in the Prada Cup. This book, produced in collaboration with Team Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli, tells the story of Luna Rossa's 36th America's Cup through the extraordinary images of Carlo Borlenghi – many of which are unpublished. Not only the amazing flying boat but the faces of the men, the images of the regattas, the behind the scenes of the bases in Auckland and Cagliari, the history of the project and construction of Luna Rossa.
