Planning to challenge for the America’s Cup in 2017, Luna Rossa will operate from a base in Cagliari, on the italian island of Sardinia. The plan to open the base in March 2014 and have the sailing team begin training in May 2014.
Patrizio Bertelli, President of Luna Rossa Challenge, declared: “We chose Cagliari because the weather conditions in this bay are ideal for training with catamarans. The city of Cagliari also offers excellent logistic solutions and has given us a particularly warm welcome. We are very pleased, after several years abroad, to have the team base back in Italy again.”