The crew of the Italian Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli celebrates its victory in the first edition of the Puig Copa del América Femenina, by defeating the British Athena Pathway-INEOS, the big favorite, in the final by 8 seconds in the single Match-Race round ( boat against boat) to decide the winner, this Saturday at the Port of Barcelona regatta field. EFE/Siu Wu
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The crew of the Italian Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli celebrates its victory in the first edition of the Puig Copa del América Femenina, by defeating the British Athena Pathway-INEOS, the big favorite, in the final by 8 seconds in the single Match-Race round ( boat against boat) to decide the winner, this Saturday at the Port of Barcelona regatta field. EFE/Siu Wu
Barcelona, Oct 12 (EFE).- The Italian Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli has been proclaimed winner of the first edition of the Puig Copa del América Femenina by defeating the British Athena Pathway-INEOS, the great favorite, in the final by 8 seconds in the single Match-Race round (boat against boat) to decide the winner.
The British Athena Pahway-INEOS has had on its crew Hanna Mills, 38 years old and double Olympic champion and three-time world champion, and world champion Tash Bryant as coxswains, along with Olympic and world champion Saskia Clark (45 years old) and Hanna Diamond.
The British may have noticed something about not having their usual AC40, since after the breakdowns suffered when the boat was loaned to the Canadian team, I have sailed with the Emirates Team New Zealand reserve Ac40.
Be that as it may, the transalpines have had a great race, always keeping their rivals between 6 and 10 seconds behind. The efforts of the legendary Hanna Mills and company have been of no use.
This first edition will always be remembered in Spain for the great role of the Spanish women’s Sail Team BCN team formed by Silvia Mas, Neus Ballester, María Cantero and Paula Barceló and with Nicole Van der Velden as a reserve, third on the podium after they did not arrive to the final by only three points and win two of the four rounds of the semifinals. A young team, with an average of 26.2 years.
It should be noted that Luna Rossa has achieved the double by winning both the Young America’s Cup and the female Puig America’s Cup with young sailors with great future such as Marco Gradoni (20 years old).
