act12060701sg_6658 Valencia, 01 07 2006Valencia Louis Vuitton Act 12Alinghi.
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act12060702sg_7189 Valencia, 02 07 2006Valencia Louis Vuitton Act 12Alinghi.
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act12060627cb_4019w Valencia, 27 06 2006Valencia Louis Vuitton Act 12Alinghi.
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Juan Meseguer - BMW ORACLE Racing Juan Meseguer - BMW ORACLE Racing
Valencian-born Juan Meseguer is a sail analyst working for BMW ORACLE. This is his second Cup campaign, having performed the same role for the Prada Challenge last time in Auckland.
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At the sharp end At the sharp end
One of the most dramatic photos to have come out of the Louis Vuitton Act 10 this past week, is of bowman Brad Webb fighting to keep a foothold on board the new BMW ORACLE Racing boat, USA 87.
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The new boat of the Spanish challenger, Desaf o Espa ol 2007 has arrived at its base in Port America’s Cup The new boat of the Spanish challenger, Desaf o Espa ol 2007 has arrived at its base in Port America’s Cup
After a brief trip around the city of Valencia, ESP 97 has turned up at the team’s base, packed like a Christmas present.
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Craig Monk, BMW ORACLE Racing - Muscle and management Craig Monk, BMW ORACLE Racing - Muscle and management
Success at the Olympics in 1992 led to a chance meeting on a beach back in New Zealand a year later. “It feels like a time ago now. I was just helping a fellow Finn sailor out - Russell Coutts was his name - and he asked me to come and try out in the Cup boat. I thought, ‘OK, I’ll give it a go,’ and I’ve been a grinder ever since.”
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Desaf o Espa ol 2007 signs Paul Cayard Desaf o Espa ol 2007 signs Paul Cayard
Desaf o Espa ol 2007 has signed American Paul Cayard to be a ’sport and technical advisor’ for the team. Cayard has sailed in five editions of the America’s Cup and won the Louis Vuitton Cup in 1992 as skipper on the Italian boat, Il Moro di Venezia.
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China Team will sail with CHN 95 and Desaf o Espa ol 2007 with ESP 97 China Team will sail with CHN 95 and Desaf o Espa ol 2007 with ESP 97
The first Class America ever built in China will carry the sail number CHN 95. The building of the hull was completed in Dong Guan and validated by Ken Mc Alpine, technical director of the 32nd America’s Cup. CHN 95 will be delivered directly to Valencia from Hong Kong and is expected to arrive mid-December.
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