Simone de Mari is an Italian sailor who has competed in multiple

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s. He sailed in the

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as a grinder for Prada Challenge. De Mari fell overboard during one of the races, but was recovered and Prada Challenge went on to win the Cup before losing 0–5 to Team New Zealand in the

. He stayed with the team, which was later renamed to Luna Rossa Challenge for the

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and

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s. Working He then joined Oracle Racing in 2008 and was the pitman on ''

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'' when it won the

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. He sailed in the

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with the Italian Niceforyou team and also sailed with

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that year. He then re-joined Luna Rossa and sailed with them in the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Mari, Simone de Living people Italian male sailors (sport) 2000 America's Cup sailors 2003 America's Cup sailors 2007 America's Cup sailors 2010 America's Cup sailors 2013 America's Cup sailors Extreme Sailing Series sailors Luna Rossa Challenge sailors Oracle Racing sailors Year of birth missing (living people)