Matteo Plazzi (born in Ravenna) is an Italian sailor who has competed in multiple

America's Cup The America's Cup, informally known as the Auld Mug, is a trophy awarded in the sport of sailing. It is the oldest international competition still operating in any sport. America's Cup match races are held between two sailing yachts: one f ...

s. Plazzi's first foray into the America's Cup was with '' Azzurra'' in the

1987 Louis Vuitton Cup The 2nd Louis Vuitton Cup was held in Fremantle, Western Australia in 1987. The winner, Stars & Stripes, went on to challenge for and win the 1987 America's Cup. Teams Twelve syndicates from six countries (Canada, France, Italy, New Zealand ...

. In addition to competing in the America's Cup, Matteo Plazzi has also raced around the world as a crew member onboard '' Winston'' in the 1993–94 Whitbread Round the World Race. Plazzi was part of the Luna Rossa Challenge team that won the

2000 Louis Vuitton Cup The 5th Louis Vuitton Cup was held in Auckland Auckland (pronounced ) ( mi, Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. The List of New Zealand urban areas by population, most populous urban area in t ...

, the Challenger Selection Series which took place in Auckland in advance of the

2000 America's Cup The 30th America's Cup was won by Team New Zealand, who swept the 2000 Louis Vuitton Cup winner Prada Challenge in all five races. It was the first America's Cup without an American challenger or defender. Races Crew Team New Zealand * Sail ...

. Matteo Plazzi remained stayed with Luna Rossa Challenge for the

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and

2007 Louis Vuitton Cup The 2007 Louis Vuitton Cup held in Valencia, Spain, from April 16 to June 6 was the event used to select the challenger for the 2007 America's Cup. Eleven potential challengers competed in the competition which consisted of two round robins, ...

America's Cup campaigns before joining Oracle Racing and as navigator on ''

USA 17 ''USA-17'' (formerly known as ''BMW Oracle Racing 90'' or ''BOR90'') is a sloop rigged racing trimaran built by the American sailing team BMW Oracle Racing to challenge for the 2010 America's Cup. Designed by VPLP Yacht Design with consultati ...

'' when it won the

2010 America's Cup The 33rd America's Cup between Société Nautique de Genève defending with team Alinghi against Golden Gate Yacht Club, and their racing team BMW Oracle Racing was the subject of extensive court action and litigation, surpassing in acrimony even ...

. Plazzi returned to Luna Rossa Challenge for the 2013 America's Cup. Matteo Plazzi is the Technical Director of the Prada Cup, the Challenger Selection Series which will take place in 2021, the precursor to the 36th America's Cup in Auckland.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Plazzi, Matteo Living people Italian male sailors (sport) Sportspeople from Ravenna 1987 America's Cup sailors Volvo Ocean Race sailors 2000 America's Cup sailors 2003 America's Cup sailors 2007 America's Cup sailors 2010 America's Cup sailors 2013 America's Cup sailors Luna Rossa Challenge sailors Oracle Racing sailors Year of birth missing (living people)