Naples, Italy

[Stingray]

Official 'in principle' agreement announced:

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Naples, Italy to host two America's Cup World Series events

Posted on 14 September 2011

Naples, Italy, has agreed in principle to host two stops on the America's Cup World Series; the first will be in April 2012, the second in May 2013.

Designed to expose millions more people to the sport of high-performance racing, the new professional circuit was created to bring the America's Cup experience to top international venues.

"I'm very pleased to confirm we will be bringing the America's Cup World Series to Naples," said Richard Worth, the Chairman of the America's Cup Event Authority. "Naples offers us a Mediterranean backdrop, and a stadium set-up within the Bay of Naples – a perfect complement to the exciting racing the AC World Series provides."

A delegation from the Naples event organizing committee, including the Mayor of Naples Luigi de Magistris, and the Governor of Campania Stefano Caldoro, the Deputy President of the Province of Naples Gennaro Ferrara, the President of the Industrial Union Paolo Graziano, and President of Bagnolifutura Riccardo Marone, are in Plymouth this week, reviewing facilities, the set-up of the technical areas and the race village and enjoying the racing.

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[Te Kooti]

Dear Patrizio,

It would be nice to see you again.

Does this news about Naples make a difference?

So, how about you speak to the missus and buy an AC45?

Cheers, TK

 

[Mariner]

Wow, Stingray beat Eagles to the punch! .... no matter.... Eagles will still be putting up a "Countdown to Naples" thread any second.

 

[Stingray]

Three news report videos, in Italian

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Photo at ZeroG - (g-tran)

 

[Albatros]

LMAO ... well then, Naples being the world capital on garbage collection sure makes this an appropriate place for this one too (sorry Xlot, couldn't resist)

 

[Mariner]

Fond memories of taking the ferry from Napoli to Capri for a few days then back and down the Amalfi Coast as well as of course seeing Pompei. Next we'll be wondering what VO would be thinking abou the what iffs???

 

[Stingray]

Fond memories of taking the ferry from Napoli to Capri for a few days then back and down the Amalfi Coast as well as of course seeing Pompei. Next we'll be wondering what VO would be thinking abou the what iffs???

Yep to all that, exactly.

Have been thru the museum in Naples too, and Herculaneum is also a good stroll. But apparently the garbage, and the pick pockets, make Naples itself a roughish place to stay. Would be Capri or Sorrento for me.

 

[GBR1]

Official 'in principle' agreement announced:

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Naples, Italy to host two America's Cup World Series events

Posted on 14 September 2011

Naples, Italy, has agreed in principle to host two stops on the America's Cup World Series; the first will be in April 2012, the second in May 2013.

Great location! Cannot wait. At least it should be warmer than Plymouth!HOWEVER

Designed to expose millions more people to the sport of high-performance racing,

Will these guys ever stop with this self serving rubbish. Do they really think anybody believes it? Millions more people? FFS!!It might be designed to but it isn't achieving it. I guess this is rather like them doubling the estimated attendance in Plymouth. I would love to be their statistics guy. You just make up numbers as you go along, and then double them

 

[Stingray]

^ The PR won't get to you, if you don't let it. A bunch of those lines are rubber stamped, for people who don't read them as often as we here do.

I think an Anarchy hangout on Anacapri would be extremely cool. Reasonable too, you'd be surprised. Can almost taste the Lacryma Christi and their Limoncello.

 

[Mariner]

^ The PR won't get to you, if you don't let it. A bunch of those lines are rubber stamped, for people who don't read them as often as we here do.

I think an Anarchy hangout on Anacapri would be extremely cool. Reasonable too, you'd be surprised. Can almost taste the Lacryma Christi and the Lemoncello.

You get to Anacapri, you'd never go back to Naples

 

[Stingray]

Lol, true. My dad and I once waited for the tourists to disappear then dove into a high tide Med, underwater into the Blue Grotto, naked, with a cold bottle that we opened inside, light shimmering like all psychedelia. We should never have left; but perhaps we never did.

 

[Mariner]

Lol, true. My dad and I once waited for the tourists to disappear then dove into a high tide Med, underwater into the Blue Grotto, naked, with a cold bottle that we opened inside, light shimmering like all psychedelia. We should never have left; but perhaps we didn't.

Unbelievable, I did the same, but not naked. Was staying at the hostel on that end of the island, waited for the tourists to leave, and dove in. I think that those of us who've swam into the Blue Grotto have experienced it in a way that with a costumed canoe paddler just would not do! Then ran into the girls I was traveling with at the beach and we went on to scooter down the Amalfi Coast. The entire roman empire ruled from that Island by Hadrian at one time. Too great.

 

[Dixie]

There are other islands out there aside from Capri, but none quite like it.

I like Naples...Good pizza, good stadium, GREAT museum, friendly people. It can work...and certainly more logistically feasible than Capri.

Hasn't Naples always been on our radar anyway?

 

[Stingray]

M - Yep, that's the way to do it!

The Tiberius Leap at Villa Jovis is an amazing spot too. It's from there that he supposedly sent the order to just kill that rabble rouser, whoever he was, down in Judea.

Villa Jovis was all about wine cellars, from what I can make of the ruins. Spectacular view of the Gulf of Naples, it may even be a superb race vantage point, with bino's.

 

[Stingray]

Dixie, yes Ischia is nice too, been there? Very popular with especially Germans.

Agreed on Neapolitan style pizza, it is the BEST! Also from where it originates. Simple, fresh, crispy... Damn!

 

[Dixie]

Indeed, I have been to Ischia - when we were there in June a few years back, the hotel / restaurant / spa costs were surprisingly reasonable. Germans I think flock there a little later in the summer. There were lots of Europeans there, no specific country. It's a nice, big, interesting island.

And don't forget Pompei is not too far away...generally a lot to see if you use Naples as a jumping off point. And with the racing, it's just one more thing.

With Venice AND Naples as venues, 'twould sure be a good time for an Italian team to enter - imagine the throngs that would flock to cheer them on. There'd be hundreds of thousands, I'm sure. (that last was a bit tongue and cheek, for those who can't hear me as I write.

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ps SR you are up to 998 now.

 

[Stingray]

Thank you, Dixie, on the count... I was afraid of that!

I'm almost certain that Bertelli is a Go, there has to have been a meeting of the minds in Plymouth. Larry's yacht has been spotted, Bertelli too, it's even possible EB is around.

The timing (shortly after Venezia) of the Naples venue, that's 4 Italian venues out of only 12 - 14 probable slots, strongly suggest an Italian entry by April if not sooner.

Going farther afield, Ainslie's signing with Oman Sail has to be a major contract, we could see a venue announced for there too. Those Italy dates would seem to preclude a trip down under. Cutting the Suez Canal is a real possibility, for the Jan/Feb timeframe.

 

[~Stingray~~]

In case this is interesting. G-tran of the caption:

Neapolitan boat America's Cup is the dream of sailing clubs Neapolitan two-step ahead of the World Series America's Cup awarded to Napoli, after the withdrawal of participation from the team Mascalzone Latino.

 

[sunseeker]

Thank you, Dixie, on the count... I was afraid of that!

I'm almost certain that Bertelli is a Go, there has to have been a meeting of the minds in Plymouth. Larry's yacht has been spotted, Bertelli too, it's even possible EB is around.

The timing (shortly after Venezia) of the Naples venue, that's 4 Italian venues out of only 12 - 14 probable slots, strongly suggest an Italian entry by April if not sooner.

Going farther afield, Ainslie's signing with Oman Sail has to be a major contract, we could see a venue announced for there too. Those Italy dates would seem to preclude a trip down under. Cutting the Suez Canal is a real possibility, for the Jan/Feb timeframe.

Remember, GreenCom is in the mix of Italy somehow too.