Golden Gate confirms Club Nautico di Roma as challenger of record for 34th America’s Cup

Golden Gate confirms America’s Cup challenger

VALENCIA, Spain — Golden Gate Yacht Club has confirmed Club Nautico di Roma as the challenger of record for the 34th America’s Cup.

The San Francisco-based yacht club is home to Larry Ellison’s BMW Oracle team, which won the cup by sailing their trimaran to their second straight victory over two-time defending champion Alinghi of Switzerland on Sunday.

Golden Gate’s commodore Marcus Young said in a statement Monday that he was “looking forward to working in close partnership with CNR and their challenging team — Mascalzone Latino owned by world champion sailor Vincenzo Onorato — to reinvigorate the America’s Cup.”

Young added the aim is “to ensure that the 34th America’s Cup is built on the foundations of the competition’s unique past as well as on a shared vision for its future.”