That boat, one of 20 regatta competitors to set sail May 21, will take the message to Belgium, where another Salt Lake City contingent of bicyclists and hikers will begin a trek through small European cities, eventually ending in the northern Italian city of Torino, also known as Turin.

Anderson plans to join Salt Lake City's European crew, hand delivering his message to Chiamparino sometime in July — months before Torino hosts the 2006 Winter Olympics.

"(The mayor) will actually be participating in the last part of the European leg," Curtis said. "At least for the last few days he will join up and he will hand the message to the mayor of Torino."

Interested locals can track the trekkers' progress as they make their way across America, the Atlantic and Europe via a special Web site the city plans to establish. The site will allow Web surfers to communicate via e-mail with the group taking the message to Italy.

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