Cino Ricci (4 September 1934) is an Italian

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sman and professional sailor. He was skipper of

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at the

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and

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Biography

Ricci was born in

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. At a very young age he started working at sea, first on fishing boats and later as skipper for touristic vessels. In 1965 he started sailing professionally.

Azzurra

In 1982 Ricci was contacted by

Gianni Agnelli Giovanni "Gianni" Agnelli (; 12 March 192124 January 2003), nicknamed ("The Lawyer"), was an Italian industrialist and principal shareholder of Fiat S.p.A., Fiat. As the head of Fiat, he controlled 4.4% of Italy's GDP, 3.1% of its industrial ...

to run

, the first serious attempt in Italy to field a boat at the

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. Managed by

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and funded by

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and Agnelli, the yacht was built with the aid of Ambrosini. ''Azzurra'' (I-4) proved to be a competitive new challenge. Skippered by Ricci and with

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on the helm, the team won 24 of 49 races at the

. In 1988 Ricci retired from competitive sailing to start working as television and journalistic commentator on the main

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l events, He has also organized sailing events, including the Giro d'Italia Sailing, a stage race that takes place annually by circumnavigating the

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Cino Ricci
at Vela Italia {{DEFAULTSORT:Ricci, Cino 1934 births Living people Italian male sailors (sport) Italian sports commentators Sportspeople from Rimini America's Cup sailors 20th-century Italian sportsmen

Biography

Azzurra

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