Peter Burling will meet his America's Cup rivals in a more relaxed environment in Lake Garda next week. Photo/PHOTOSPORT.
Team New Zealand helmsman Peter Burling will next week face off against his America's Cup rivals once more.
Less than a month after lifting the America's Cup with Emirates Team New Zealand in Bermuda, Burling is set to line up in the moth world championships in Lake Garda, Italy.
The
moth - a small development class dinghy that is capable of foiling - has become an increasingly popular class among the best sailors in the world, particularly since the introduction of foiling technology to the America's Cup.
Next week's regatta has attracted some of the biggest names in the sport, including Artemis skipper Nathan Outteridge, and Oracle's Tom Slingsby and Kyle Langford. The trio are part of a large contingent of Australian sailors in the event, with other notable entries including Tom Burton, 2016 Olympic gold medalist in the laser class, and Iain Jensen, Outteridge's partner in the 49er class and Artemis wing trimmer.
In his only major regatta in the single-handed class, Burling took out the moth world championship in 2015, outclassing some seasoned America's Cup sailors in that event.
