How long is a piece of string? From the America's Cup to the high mountains of Nepal

© Philippe Rouja How long is a piece of string? From the America's Cup to the high mountains of Nepal
When Francesco Bruni, the current co-helmsman of Luna Rossa in the 36th America's Cup, called me up one evening in early summer 2017 I was actually in my basement trying in vain to get to grips with a mountain of stuff I had accumulated over the years.