| Cool sailing into a new year |
| VALENCIA, SPAIN-(2-12-2005) America's Cup |
| Valencia, Spain - The cool weather over Northern Europe this past week or so has been a harsh reminder that winter is here and the end of year is coming up fast. The Port America's Cup on Valencia's Mediterranean coast hasn't been spared the cold weather, but that hasn't dissuaded several of the Cup teams from continuing their training. |
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| 12 teams from 10 countries - the most diverse America's Cup in history |
| VALENCIA, SPAIN-(11-5-2005) America's Cup |
| Valencia, Spain - The close of April brought a flurry of activity at the Valencia headquarters of the America's Cup as the final challenge deadline passed on the 29th of April. Two new teams became challengers, both from countries that have never before sailed a race at the America's Cup. The 10 countries represented at the 32nd America's Cup bring the competition into direct contact with five continents for the first time. |
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| K-Challenge is back to training and testing with first V5 Boat |
| TOULOUSE, FRANCE-(6-3-2005) America's Cup - K-Challenge |
| Toulouse, France - K-Challenge, French Official Challenger for the 32nd America’s Cup, is back on the water for testing and training. The team didn't stop the work since the end of the Louis Vuitton Act 3 in Valencia last October, and after more than four months at the Gandia base in Spain with a busy design and shore program, FRA 57 is the first boat modified according to the `Version 5` of the ACC Rule ready, and she has been launched today. |
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| A busy time for K-Challenge and its design team |
| TOULOUSE, FRANCE-(11-1-2005) America's Cup - K-Challenge |
| Toulouse, France - The K-Challenge team, French Official Challenger for the 32nd America’s Cup, is back on its training base in Gandia, Spain. After the Christmas break, hard work has started again ! |
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| More teams challenge for the 32nd America's Cup |
| VALENCIA, SPAIN-(17-12-2004) America's Cup |
| Valencia, Spain - The 32nd America's Cup is very pleased to report that two more prospective teams have today sent in the paperwork for their challenge to the defending Yacht Club, the Société Nautique de Genève. |
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| Olympic Cup goes to Alinghi |
| LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND-(3-12-2004) Olympic Cup |
| Lausanne, Switzerland - 'This is not my trophy', declared Ernesto Bertarelli holding aloft the Olympic Cup which the IOC President had just presented to him, `it is Team Alinghi`s trophy.` `This Olympic Cup is important not just to us, but to our sport`, he added. |
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| Team Alinghi claims Louis Vuitton Act 3, while Emirates Team New Zealand is the season Champion for 2004 |
| VALENCIA, SPAIN-(19-10-2004) 32nd America's Cup - Act 3 |
| Valencia, Spain - Team Alinghi became the third team to win one of the three 2004 Louis Vuitton Acts on Sunday, as a pair of top-three performances secured them the Valencia Louis Vuitton Act 3 regatta on the last day of racing. |
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| A spectacular Fleet Racing regatta to close the season |
| VALENCIA, SPAIN-(13-10-2004) 32nd America's Cup - Act 3 |
| Valencia, Spain - The people of Valencia have certainly been supportive hosts for the America's Cup. From Saturday through the conclusion of Act 2 on Tuesday evening, over 130 000 people visited the America's Cup Park in the Darsena Interior, and thousands gathered along the waterfront for the prize-giving ceremony where Emirates Team New Zealand was awarded their Act 2 trophy. |
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| Skippers look ahead to the Louis Vuitton Acts 2 and 3 in Valencia |
| VALENCIA, SPAIN-(4-10-2004) 32nd America's Cup - Act 3 |
| Valencia, Spain - The America's Cup comes to its new home of Valencia, Spain for the first time this week with the Valencia Louis Vuitton Acts 2 and 3. Act 2, beginning on Tuesday, is a Match Racing series, pitting the eight teams against each other in a double round-robin series. |
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| AC Management announces Valencia to host 32nd America's Cup |
| GENEVA, SWITZERLAND-(26-11-2003) 32nd America's Cup |
| Geneva, Switzerland - The America’s Cup community came to Geneva on Wednesday to listen as the Société Nautique de Genève (SNG), the Trustee of the America’s Cup, revealed that Valencia, Spain will be the Host City for the 32nd America’s Cup. |
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| ISAF signs with the 32nd America's Cup |
| GENEVA, SWITZERLAND-(11-11-2003) America's Cup 2007 |
| Geneva, Switzerland - AC Management will unveil the identity of the host city for the 32nd America's Cup at a ceremony in Geneva on Wednesday 26th November. |
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| Announcementof the Host City for the 32nd America`s Cup |
| GENEVA, SWITZERLAND-(6-11-2003) America's Cup 2007 |
| Geneva, Switzerland - AC Management will unveil the identity of the host city for the 32nd America's Cup at a ceremony in Geneva on Wednesday 26th November. |
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| Magic regattas with Oracle BMW Racing and Alinghi in San Francisco |
| SAN FRANSISCO, CA USA-(9-9-2003) First races for the K-Challenge in San Francisco |
| San Fransisco, CA USA - After two days of racing and 3 training days, the K-Challenge has achieved the objectives the crew targeted before coming to San Francisco : the sailing team can now also be compared to the greatest teams in the America’s Cup ! |
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| Dirst Strategic step towards America's Cup XXXII, French K Challenge presents its design team |
| TOULOUSE, FRANCE-(8-4-2003) America's Cup - K Challenge |
| Toulouse, France - The K-Challenge announces the signing of one of the better-known and successful naval architects and designers in the field, Phil Kaiko. |
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| The Cup begins its journey to Switzerland with a formal prize-giving in Auckland |
| AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND-(3-3-2003) America's Cup |
| Auckland, New Zealand - The America’s Cup formally began its journey away from New Zealand to Switzerland today when the Commodore of the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron handed the fabled trophy to Alinghi head Ernesto Bertarelli. |
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| By designing a sloop that had room for development, Alinghi easily won the America`s Cup. |
| AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND-(2-3-2003) America's Cup |
| Auckland, New Zealand - Dean Barker awoke unaware of the life event that was about to pass. He arrived at Team New Zealand in a grey morning with a light drizzle falling. When he saw Russell Coutts, his life was changed forever. |
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| Alinghi and Team New Zealand lose another battle against the weather as racing is postponed again... |
| AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND-(1-3-2003) America's Cup |
| Auckland, New Zealand - Russell Coutts didn’t get his birthday present on Saturday. The Alinghi skipper had the opportunity to celebrate his 41st birthday by holding the America’s Cup aloft for his Swiss Alinghi Team with a victory in Race Five. |
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| GBR Challenge ready to go again |
| UK-(28-2-2003) GBR Challenge |
| UK - Over the past two months the GBR Challenge Management Team has been
reviewing the 2000 - 2003 campaign and developing ongoing plans and budgets
for a second campaign based on the two possible outcomes of this 31st
America's Cup Match between Team New Zealand and Alinghi of Switzerland. |
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| No racing Tuesday or Wednesday and the frustration is building |
| AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND-(25-2-2003) America's Cup |
| Auckland, New Zealand - The XXXIst America’s Cup Match is fast becoming an endurance event with Tuesday marking the fifth postponement in five attempts to start Race Four. |
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| Far from the Longest |
| AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND-(25-2-2003) America's Cup |
| Auckland, New Zealand - After four attempts to conduct Race 4 were thwarted by light and shifty winds, today it was the other end of the spectrum that put paid to the race that seemingly doesn’t want to be sailed. |
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| Race Four Postponed |
| AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND-(20-2-2003) America's Cup |
| Auckland, New Zealand - Fickle weather on the Hauraki Gulf made it too difficult to set a fair race course on Thursday so the fourth race of the America’s Cup Match was postponed. |
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| Alinghi moves to take a stranglehold on the America`s Cup series |
| AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND-(19-2-2003) America's Cup |
| Auckland, New Zealand - Alinghi is in charge of the 31stAmerica’s Cup Match after winning the third race in the best of nine series on Tuesday. The Swiss Challenger now holds a 3 – 0 lead over the Defender, Team New Zealand. |
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| Race 3 Underway |
| AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND-(18-2-2003) America's Cup |
| Auckland, New Zealand - UPDATED: 1325 hours, 18 Feb 2003 - After yesterday’s lay day, Race 3 of the 31st America’s Cup Match looks set to start on time today at 13:15 hours. |
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| Alinghi Wins Again |
| AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND-(16-2-2003) America`s Cup |
| Auckland, New Zealand - Alinghi skipper Russell Coutts got the better of his young protégé, Kiwi skipper Dean Barker on Sunday in a thrilling race to go up 2 – 0 in the America’s Cup Match. Coutts made an incredible pass on the final run, breaking hearts across New Zealand as Alinghi slipped by just a few hundred metres from the finish. |
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| A Six Tonne Problem |
| AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND-(15-2-2003) America`s Cup |
| Team New Zealand suffered a huge setback on Saturday when it had to retire from Race One of the America’s Cup after a trifecta of gear problems, handing the first race, and the early advantage to the Swiss Alinghi Team. |
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| Courtesy of Franck Socha / Louis Vuitton |
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| Team New Zealand Forced to Retire |
| AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND-(15-2-2003) America`s Cup |
| Auckland, New Zealand - All the elements were in place for a splendid opening to New Zealand’s second defence of the America’s Cup. Sunshine bathed the inner Hauraki Gulf in bright colours, a spectator fleet estimated at 2,500 boats was on hand and the weather conditions were challenging, 20 knots and a one-metre swell. |
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| Alinghi Loses Two Crewmembers |
| AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND-(13-2-2003) America`s Cup |
| Auckland, New Zealand - Since the beginning of February, Alinghi Team, the Swiss challenger for the America’s Cup, has lost two crewmembers to injury. While one crewmember is a back-up for the foredeck team, the other is a primary grinder. |
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| Another Unveiling Day |
| AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND-(11-2-2003) America`s Cup |
| Auckland, New Zealand - Last month, it was Swiss Alps horns and loud rock & roll. Today it was cheeky can-can girls and a fiery bulb.
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| All quiet in the Gulf wars as Challenger and Defender keep their distance |
| AUCKLAND, NZL-(31-1-2003) America`s Cup |
| Alinghi and Team New Zealand have agreed to a system of sharing space to enable both crews to practice without interference out on the Hauraki Gulf. |
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| Team New Zealand practising on the Hauraki Gulf |
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| Introducing Team New Zealand |
| AUCKLAND, NZL-(27-1-2003) America`s Cup |
| The Defender of the America's Cup, Team New Zealand, has posted an incredible record since 1995. This is the team Alinghi must beat to take the America's Cup to Europe. |
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| Courtesy of Franck Socha / Louis Vuitton |
| Team New Zealand with Bertrand Pace on the helm |
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| Police fine Alinghi $10,000 for invading Team New Zealand space |
| AUCKLAND, NZL-(23-1-2003) America`s Cup |
| Auckland, NZL - The Auckland Maritime Police Unit today imposed an instant $NZ10,000 fine on the Alinghi team after one of its chase boats entered the Team New Zealand practice area. |
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| Nothing to beat the real thing |
| AUCKLAND, NZ-(20-1-2003) America`s Cup 2003 |
| Auckland, NZ - The facts are simple, there is no other sailing event in the world that is so widely covered and that brings so many spectators, so close to the action. |
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| Alinghi wins Race Six to become the Challenger in America`s Cup XXXI |
| AUCKLAND, NZ-(19-1-2003) Louis Vuitton Cup |
| Auckland, NZ - Having defeated the Oracle BMW Racing Team 5 – 1 to secure the Louis Vuitton Cup, the Swiss Alinghi Team will now meet Team New Zealand in the America’s Cup starting on February 15th. |
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| OneWorld looks for reform before making decision on future America`s Cup |
| AUCKLAND, NZL-(19-1-2003) America`s Cup - OneWorld Challenge |
| Auckland, NZL - The OneWorld Challenge for the 31st
Ameerica's Cup announced today that the team's owners have decided to
wrap-up operations in Auckland and suspend planning a further challenge
for the next America's Cup until they see how the next event will be
organized and run. |
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| Electrifying battle sees Alinghi go 3-0 up in Louis Vuitton Cup final |
| AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND-(15-1-2003) Louis Vuitton Cup |
| Auckland, New Zealand - In the most dramatic race of the Louis Vuitton Cup finals, Oracle BMW Racing took the battle right to the Swiss Alinghi team and showed that in moderate breezes and flat water the San Francisco boat is very competitive. |
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| Alinghi Too Powerful Upwind |
| AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND-(14-1-2003) Louis Vuitton Cup |
| Auckland, New Zealand - Ernesto Bertarelli’s Swiss Alinghi Team has continued its domination of Larry Ellison’s American Oracle BMW Racing through the first two races of the Louis Vuitton Cup Final. |
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| Alinghi puts on clinical display to go 2-0 up in Louis Vuitton final |
| AUCKLAND, NZL-(13-1-2003) Louis Vuitton Cup |
| The Swiss Alinghi team put on a clinical display of match racing skill to sweep to 2-0 over the US Oracle BMW Race team in the Louis Vuitton Cup final on Auckland’s Hauraki Gulf today. |
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| Courtesy of Bob Grieser / Louis Vuitton |
| The splint used to repair USA-76`s spinnaker pole |
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| Swedish Match Tour`s Champion sets table for Oracle BMW Racing in Louis Vuitton Cup Finals |
| STAMFORD, CT, USA-(12-1-2003) Swedish Match Tour-Louis Vuitton Cup |
| Stamford, CT, USA - It shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone who follows match racing that Oracle BMW Racing starting helmsman Peter Holmberg has advanced to the cusp of the sport’s brightest stage in Auckland. |
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| A Shift in Fortunes |
| AUCKLAND, NZL-(12-1-2003) Louis Vuitton Cup |
| Auckland, NZL - The first 15 minutes of Race 1 between Alinghi and Oracle BMW Racing determined the outcome of the first contest in the Louis Vuitton Cup Final. |
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| Oracle BMW Racing will have to blow through the brick wall |
| AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND-(10-1-2003) Louis Vuitton Cup |
| Auckland, New Zealand - History shows that you’re not supposed to win the America’s Cup with your first challenge. Usually, two, three, or sometimes five campaigns are required to gain the proper experience and knowledge required to lift the Auld Mug. If even then. |
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| International Jury bows to Measurement Committee on Hula disputes |
| AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND-(9-1-2003) Louis Vuitton Cup |
| Auckland, New Zealand - The International Jury has determined the procedures for any team wanting to protest Team New Zealand’s controversial hula appendage and says clear and compelling evidence that it touched the hull outside of the permitted attachment zone during racing would be required. |
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