MASCALZONE LATINO - CAPITALIA TEAM

Reale Yacht Club Canottieri Savoia - ITA

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Caratterizzato da un equipaggio quasi interamente italiano e supportato dal Gruppo Bancario Capitalia, quale sponsor principale, il team ha grandi aspettative per questa campagna di Coppa.

Si tratta della seconda sfida consecutiva per il team guidato da Vincenzo Onorato, armatore e presidente di "Moby", società nei trasporti marittimi. Mascalzone Latino – Capitalia Team, che corre con i colori del Reale Yacht Club Canottieri Savoia di Napoli, ha acquistato le due barche Stars & Stripes USA-66 e USA-77 da Team Dennis Conner.
Ad Auckland, sebbene debuttante nel teatro dell'America' Cup, Mascalzone Latino ha avuto diverse soddisfazioni, come una combattuta regata contro Luna Rossa o la vittoria sui francesi.
Sebbene eliminato presto dalla competizione, Onorato non si è demoralizzato perché considerava la sua partecipazione alla Louis Vuitton Cup come una magnifica esperienza per il futuro. Fedele alla sua promessa è ritornato con una campagna più matura, più strutturata e anche economicamente più solida.
Il nuovo team avrà come skipper e tattico Vasco Vascotto, uno dei più noti velisti italiani, al suo esordio in America's Cup; timoniere sarà Flavio Favini, che ricopriva il ruolo di tattico per Mascalzone Latino, durante la partecipazione 2002/2003. A rinforzare il pozzetto, ci sarà anche il neozelandese Hamish Pepper.
Il programma progettuale sarà coordinato da Harry Dunning, ex senior designer presso Reichel and Pugh. Nel 1999 Dunning ha fatto parte del team che ha realizzato le barche di Young America. Nel 2002 Dunning è stato senior designer del gruppo che ha progettato le barche Stars & Stripes di Dennis Conner (USA 66 e 77), che Mascalzone ha recentemente acquistato.

Website: www.mascalzonelatino.com
History

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The Challenging Club
The defending yacht club in the 32nd America's Cup, La Societe Nautique de Geneve, has accepted the challenge made by Mascalzone Latino-Capitalia Team on behalf of the Naples yacht club, Reale Yacht Club Canottieri Savoia. This will be the second participation by R.Y.C.C.S. as they were also partnered with Vincenzo Onorato during the 2002/2003 campaign in Auckland, NZ.
During the long history of "the Savoia," which spans hundreds of years, there have been champions representing the club in many prestigious events. World championships, European championships, and Olympic games (they produced a bronze medallist in 1960) to name a few. The talent of the sailors that represent "the Savoia" is due in part to the sailing school and programs that the yacht club provides to help local youths reach the highest level of competition.
Since 1991 the president has been Pippo Dalla Vecchia. Under his direction the club has returned to it's grand old days of splendor.
In January 2003 the organization known as CONI conferred upon "the Savoia" the highest honor in Italian sport. The award is known as the Gold Medal for Sporting Merit. This was the first time that the award had been given to a sailing club.
More than a hundred years of history…
In the Gulf of Naples there had already been a yachting society in the second half of the 9th century, but it's life was brief- only six years. The next society wasn't founded until 1873. It was known as "The Society of Regattas." Their fleet was exceptional for the time, as it was comprised of 35 yachts. Fleets in Naples remain large and impressive even today probably because of the beautiful location- the Gulf, the islands, Pompeii in the distance- and the weather.
The R.Y.C.C.S. came to be founded on the 15th of July, 1893, with the name Rowing Club Sebezia. Then, in 1895 in honor of Umberto I and his heir to the throne Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples, they decided to insert the name Savoia.
In 1900, King Vittorio Emanuele III conferred upon the club the title "Royal Yacht Club" and assumed the title of Honorary President (in English terms, "commodore"). The presidency was maintained very well for 46 years and ended on the day that he left Italy to be exiled in Alexandria, Egypt. When the King left, the name of the yacht club was changed; they dropped the "royal" because Italy had become a republic. It wasn't until 1997 that the club members decided to again add the title "royal" to their name. The color of the burgee, Savoy blue, is a further sign of the club's gratitude to the Savoy family.
Since 1895 the development of the club in terms of sporting and social events has been important. Over the years they have hosted many important European regattas and produced champion sailors. One of the most famous events in the clubs history is the "Gordon Bennett Cup" which they hosted between 1907-1909; it was a trophy reserved for grand 20-ton yachts and had many royal families competing against each other.
Since 1991, with the installation of Commodore Giusseppe "Pippo" Dalla Vecchia, the clubhouse on Pier S. Luciasi is invigorated. The social scene and revisited traditions contribute to the club's present glory and position at the center of Naples' cultural highlife.

Yacht Club: Reale Yacht Club Canottieri Savoia
Country: Italy (ITA)
Syndicate Established: 2002
Sail Numbers: ITA 66, ITA 77
Syndicate Head: Vincenzo Onorato
Skipper Vasco Vascotto
Helmsman: Flavio Favini
Afterguard: Vasco Vascotto, Flavio Favini
Designers:Harry Dunning