America's Cup - Shosholoza will not take part

5:22 AM Mon 27 Dec 2010 GMT

'Team Shosholoza racing earlier in the Louis Vuitton Pacific Series' Giuliano Luzzatto Click Here to view large photo

Captain Sarno: This America's Cup is very expensive; Shosholoza will not take part. An unknown outside South Africa, Captain Sarno became a household name in the sailing world when he built from scratch Shosholoza, the first ever America's Cup challenger from Africa. An Italian by birth but a fervent South African at heart, Captain Sarno showed the world what the new South Africa was able to do by entering the world's oldest sports trophy competition and managing to have a decent performance despite being absolute beginners with a relatively low budget. Sarno spoke to the Italian newspaper 'Quotidiano Nazionale' about ...

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by ValenciaSailing.com