Challengers for Now

A challenge without comparison, the oldest trophy in the sporting world. 1000 days, 100 professionals, 1 obsession: winning the America's Cup and win for Italy.

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First Aired on

Jun 09, 2020

1 seaons till Nov 05, 2020

Popularity: 4.6066
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Production

Utopia Milano

Status: Ended

Show Ended

Last episode: Chapter Eight

Seasons & episodes

Total 1 seasons, 8 episodes

Miniseries

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8 Episodes
  • Episode 1Chapter One5 min

    What does it take to win the America's Cup? You need a boat, a team, and a lot of willpower. It's this need to win that pushes a team to fight all the way to the end. The America's Cup is a challenge against oneself.

  • Episode 2Chapter Two5 min

    How do you build a boat that flies? Luna Rossa is an amazing technological object. Not only is it a boat, it is an ongoing challenge in constant evolution. Sailing on her, with her, is a unique feeling, it's almost like flying.

  • Episode 3Chapter Three5 min

    Designing a new class means experimenting, pushing limits to the maximum, until you reach the breaking point. But only when you know how far you can push can you understand from where to start again.

  • Episode 4Chapter Four5 min

    In an America's Cup time is the most precious commodity, where you have almost no margin for error. Time is also your worst enemy; the team works relentlessly to optimize every minute it has to be back on the water as quickly as possible.

  • Episode 5Chapter Five5 min

    At the Cagliari headquarters after the lockdown activities have resumed and training sessions revved up. Mastering a machine as complex as an AC75 requires many hours on the water and on the simulator to learn how to control the unpredictable.

Crew & Team

Milos Rimini

Assistant Camera

Davide Manca

Drone Pilot

Davide Ceccato

Focus Puller

Mirko Saydo Mimi

Focus Puller

Fabio Bernardini

Camera Operator

Luciano Roversi

Key Grip

Federico Vio

Camera Operator

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