America's Cup: Second Italian Challenger comes to light

8:44 PM Fri 11 Feb 2011 GMT

'Venezia Challenge'

A second Italian Challenger for the 34th America's Cup has announced that they have selected a club - a very preliminary step to reaching fully fledged and funded Challenger status. In contrast to some other teams who have chosen to be very secretive about their intentions, Venezia Challenge have announced that they have signed an agreement to challenge for the 34th America?s Cup with a Sicilian club. When the Challenge is lodged they will become the second America's cup Challenge from Italy, now Challenger of Record, Mascalzone Latino, being the first. The release, translated into English from the team is ...

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by Richard Gladwell