Milano: Day 3

By all accounts, today's session among team reps gathered in Milano to review AC 32 and exchange ideas on AC 33 was highly positive and productive. It was agreed by those assembled that no further comment was necessary or appropriate at this time.

Our thanks to CC chair Alessandra Pandarese (ITA, Mascalzone Latino Capitalia Team) for doing the lion's share of the organization for our fruitful meetings in her hometown these past three days; to Bruno Finzi (ITA, Luna Rossa) for the hospitality afforded to team reps of Challengers and the Defender in his Milano home last evening; and to Hamish Ross (NZL, Alinghi) for his help in preparing today's forum.

A report on the Challenger Commission proceedings will be forthcoming shortly here on the CCB.



Good Apples: John Cutler (NZL, Desafio Espanol) and his wife Caroline connect after the meetings today, before dashing to the aiport for the flight back to VLC.



Dawn Riley (USA, AREVA Challenge), Luis Saenz (ESP, Luna Rossa), Commodore W. H. Dyer Jones (USA, Regatta Director) and Russell Green (NZL, BMW ORACLE Racing) compare notes at lunch after today's successful session. Belated best wishes to Dyer whose birthday, we are reminded this evening, is today.



+39 sponsor-partner Sergio Tacchini's store at Milano's Malpensa airport.



New ad for China Team sponsor-partner Lladro, seen today in the arrivals area at the Valencia Airport.