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Italian fans celebrate America's Cup challenger winFor the first time in 149 years, the United States will not contest the America's Cup after Italy emerged triumphant in the deciding race of the challengers' elimination series.
Prada beat AmericaOne by 49 seconds in the ninth and last race of the finals to win the series 5-4.
Prada supporters look set to party into the wee small hours at Auckland's America's Cup village.
The champagne is flowing, not just aboard Prada's boat Luna Rossa, but also aboard about 60 multi-million dollar superyachts at dockside.
Ordinary Kiwis and tourists are also celebrating, packing the bars and dancing on the wharf.
AmericaOne supporters wearing trademark lime-green may want to drown their sorrows but the joy of the Italians may prove too infectious for even them.
-- JM (windward@boat_tech.nz), February 07, 2000
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-- Mad Monk (madmonk@hawaiian.net), February 08, 2000.