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AMERICA’S    CUP   UPDATE  DECEMBER - JANUARY 2006/7

 The 32^nd America’s Cup is around the corner commencing April 16^th, 2007.

The President of Idea Works, Inc. in Dallas, my friend, Charles Ward said ”I have not seen a more prestigious international event than the America’s Cup”. It is the pinnacle of sailing fame for men and countries and one of the oldest sports events on record.

The “play” is ready to begin. The world class skippers and crews are fine tuning every conceivable detail for maximum speed and performance. Here are the syndicates and web sites for the Challengers and  Alinghi, the Defender.

The Defender:

ALINGHI
Société Nautique de Genève - SUI

The Challengers:

BMW ORACLE RACING
Golden Gate Yacht Club - USA

+39 CHALLENGE
Circolo Vela Gargnano - ITA

TEAM SHOSHOLOZA
Royal Cape Yacht Club - RSA

EMIRATES TEAM NEW ZEALAND
Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron - NZL

LUNA ROSSA CHALLENGE
Yacht Club Italiano - ITA

AREVA CHALLENGE
Cercle de la Voile de Paris - FRA

VICTORY CHALLENGE
Gamla Stans Yacht Sällskap - SWE

DESAFÍO ESPAÑOL 2007
Real Federación Española de Vela - ESP

MASCALZONE LATINO - CAPITALIA TEAM
Reale Yacht Club Canottieri Savoia - ITA

UNITED INTERNET TEAM GERMANY
Deutscher Challenger Yacht Club - GER

CHINA TEAM
Qingdao International Yacht Club - CHN

Check these sites for current news of personality changes and team information as they all will return to Valencia, Spain for a pre-start regatta called Act 13, April 3 to 7^th 2007. The Cup's 11 Challengers will race each other for points over the period from the start April 16^th 2007 to June 22^nd. The winner will then meet to sail for the Cup against Alinghi of Switzerland from June 23^rd to July 7^th. Tons of Euros are involved, all for glory, no prize money. Favored for reasons of performance so far plus time and money are Alinghi of Switzerland, Emirates from New Zealand and BMW-Oracle the US entrant. Anything can and will happen. Ten countries from five continents are competing, even China and Union of South Africa.

SEE PREVIOUS STORY ON VALENCIA ON THIS SITE FOR NEWS OF THE CITY SIGHTS, HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS. SPAIN HAS REDONE MUCH OF THE HARBOR AND CITY FOR “THE CUP”. MORE SOON ON VALENCIA, SPAIN'S THIRD LARGEST CITY AND TIPS ON WHEN TO GO FOR BEST VIEWING AND ACCOMMODATIONS.

Paul T. Rivard
American Yachting Journalist
1 Dec, 2006

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