AMERICA'S CUP WORLD SERIES NAPLES, LUNA ROSSA WINS

Naples, April 15th 2012 - Today Luna Rossa Challenge 2013 won the America's Cup World Series in Naples. The catamaran Luna Rossa Piranha, crewed by Chris Draper (helm), Francesco Bruni (wing trimmer), Pierluigi de Felice (trimmer), Nick Hutton (trimmer) and Dave Carr (freestyler) won the last race of the Naples event,  the most important one in terms of score, thus reaching the top of the podium. Second place went to Oracle Racing – Bundock and third to  Emirates Team New Zealand with 60 points. Luna Rossa Swordfish finished in seventh place in the fleet ranking.  

Artemis Racing was the winner of the match race trophy. The Swedish catamaran, helmed by Terry

Hutchinson, beat Luna Rossa Piranha in the final, thus qualifying to race against Oracle Racing –

Bundock over which it then won. Luna Rossa Swordfish lost the semi-final regatta  against Artemis

Racing.

For the duration of the racing week the weather in the gulf of Naples featured shifty winds, strong

rain and storms.

Max Sirena (Luna Rossa Challenge 2013 skipper): “I'm very happy with Luna Rossa's victory in

Naples. The whole team has done really well; we worked very hard in the last three weeks and are

now proud of this result, especially because it is our first time racing with these boats with which

other teams have been practicing for over a year."

Fleet Racing Championship

1. Luna Rossa - Piranha (Chris Draper), pt. 92 

2. ORACLE Racing - Spithill (James Spithill), pt. 77

3. Emirates Team New Zealand (Dean Barker), pt. 60 

4. Energy Team (Yann Guichard), pt. 54 

5. Team Korea (Nathan Outteridge), pt. 49 

6. Artemis Racing (Terry Hutchinson), pt. 40

7. Luna Rossa - Swordfish (Max Sirena/Paul Campbell-James), pt. 41 

8. ORACLE Racing - Bundock (Darren Bundock), pt. 37 

9. China Team (Fred Le Peutrec), pt. 15 

Match Racing Championship

1. Artemis Racing 

2. Luna Rossa - Piranha

3. ORACLE Racing - Bundock

4. Luna Rossa - Swordfish

5. Energy Team

6. Team Korea

7. ORACLE Racing - Spithill

8. Emirates Team New Zealand

9. China Team