The skipper of Luna Rossa on Friday said the Italian team would boycott the America's Cup race until a jury rules on its protest against a last-minute change to a rudder design rule.

Max Sirena said Luna Rossa will not take to the San Francisco Bay on Sunday for the first scheduled race, against Emirates Team New Zealand, if the international jury is still pondering objections filed by both teams. "The main reason we are not racing on Sunday is a principle concept; not to accept what is being done," Sirena said at a press conference with other skippers and regatta director Iain Murray.

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