FILE PHOTO: Sailing - America's Cup - Louis Vuitton Cup - Final - Britain v Italy - Barcelona, Spain - September 26, 2024 Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team in action during the race against INEOS Britannia REUTERS/Albert Gea/File Photo
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Francesco Bruni jokes about being a 'couple' with his co-helm Jimmy Spithill, such is the intensity of the relationship between the sailors who share the steering of the Italian AC75 in which they hope to take on New Zealand for the America's Cup.
The duo were the first to adopt an unconventional 'co-helming' set-up for the new generation of futuristic, high-speed America's Cup monohulls, which 'fly' just above the water on hydrofoils at speeds which have hit more than 55 knots.
