Michele Ivaldi (born 11 March 1970) is an Italian yacht racer who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics. [1]
He sailed with Luna Rossa Challenge in the 2007 America's Cup. [2] [3] He then joined Oracle Racing in 2008, [4] [5] before joining Artemis Racing for the 2010 Louis Vuitton Trophy Dubai. [6]
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Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli, originally named Prada Challenge, then Luna Rossa Challenge, is an Italian sailboat racing syndicate first created to compete for the 2000 America's Cup. It won the Louis Vuitton Cup on their first attempt in 2000, but then lost the America's Cup match against the defending champion team, Team New Zealand.
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