Thursday, April 2, 2015

Luna Rossa withdraw from America's Cup



Crew members from Italy's Luna Rossa Challenge talk after being defeated by Emirates Team New Zealand in the sixth race of the Louis Vuitton Cup challenger series yacht race in San Francisco, California August 23, 2013.

Reuters/Robert Galbraith





<span id="articleText"><span id="midArticle_start"/> (Reuters) - Italian challenger Luna Rossa pulled out of the 35th America's Cup on Thursday after accusing organizers of "illegitimate" procedures in reducing the size of catamarans to be raced in the 2017 event.



<span id="midArticle_0"/>"Following a careful evaluation of the serious implications of this unprecedented initiative, Team Luna Rossa confirms that it will withdraw from the 35th America's Cup," Team Luna Rossa said in a statement.



<span id="midArticle_1"/>Luna Rossa are backed by Italian luxury goods group Prada.



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<span id="midArticle_3"/> (Reporting by Alan Baldwin, editing by Martyn Herman)





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