Francesco de Angelis is an Italian yachtsman. He was the first and so far only non-angloamerican skipper to win the Louis Vuitton Cup in Auckland in 2000 with Luna Rossa.
de Angelis in 2007
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The Louis Vuitton Cup is the name of the Challenger Selection Series sailing competition from 1983, named after its sponsor, Louis Vuitton. The winner of the competition became the challenger to compe
Francesco de Angelis (sailor)
…Francesco de Angelis (born 11 September 1960) is an Italian yachtsman. He was the first and so far only non-angloamerican skipper to win the Louis Vuitton Cup in Auckland in 2000 with Luna Rossa (ITA45). Francesco was born in Naples on September 11, 1960. Over the course of his career, he has won several…
Team New Zealand at the 2013 Louis Vuitton Cup