• Overall dimensions 30" High x 4" Wide x 17" Long (1:56 scale)
• This is a pre assembled model. Models are shipped with the sails unassembled. All rigging, lines and stays have brass hooks attached, which easily hook into eyelets on mast, boom, sprit or deck. Assembly takes less than 5 minutes
• Detailed instructions with pictures included for easy assembly
• Our Luna Rossa sailboat is built with rare, high quality woods.
• This model sailboat yacht is hand painted the actual colors of the Prada Luna Rossa America's Cup yacht
• Luna Rossa America's Cup Racer has fabric sails with detailed stitching and logos like the ones on the actual yacht
• To build this model ship, extensive research was done using various sources such as museums, drawings, copies of original plans and photos of the actual yacht.
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1999 - 2000
The 1999 - 2000 Louis Vuitton Cup was sailed off Auckland, from 18 0ctober 1999 to 6 February 2000.

The contenders were: Young Australia 2000 AUS-29, Young America USA-53, America True USA-51, Luna Rossa, be hApy SUI-59, Stars & Stripes USA-55, 6eme Sens FRA-46, AmericaOne USA-49, Bravo Espana ESP-47 and Asura JPN-44.

Luna Rossa, skippered by Francesco de Angelis raced the Louis Vuitton Cup finals (26 January - 6 February) against AmericaOne skippered by Paul Cayard.
After an incredible series of nine races, with both teams holding the lead at one point or another, the Italians were able to beat in the Americans in the last race to win the series and advance to the America's Cup.

For the first time since 1870 (first ever America's Cup Challenge), the United States did not race in the America's Cup, as Prada went on to race the defender, Team New Zealand.

The 2000 America's Cup races: 20 February to 2 March 2000 off Auckland, New Zealand -

Fives races out of nine races
Luna Rossa raced against the defender Team New Zealand NZL-60

Races: four sailed.

Race Course: 18.55 nautical miles off Auckland, six legs windward leeward course with downwind finish.

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