Jochen Schuemann - Putting it down to experience Jochen Schuemann - Putting it down to experience
Losing two races in a day doesn’t happen too often to the defender, Alinghi, so the final day’s racing in the round robin of Louis Vuitton Act 12 must have seemed like quite a slap in the face for the Swiss.
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France and the America’s Cup - 10 to win? France and the America’s Cup - 10 to win?
“Start early, to go far!” - This is the slogan of the French K-Challenge team, the first to openly begin its campaign for the 32nd America’s Cup, even before the 31st Cup had been decided in Auckland. But where K-Challenge is a new team, assembled for this 32nd edition of the Cup, it is carrying on a tradition that dates back to 1970. France, in fact, is the only country to continuously challenge for the Cup since that date.
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A day in the life The grinder A day in the life The grinder
An America’s Cup team can consist of anywhere between 45 or 50 people for the smaller squads, up to nearly 150 members for the bigger teams. There are a wide variety of roles involved in any successful team from the sailors, yacht designers and builders to lawyers, accountants, marketing experts and shore crew.
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Areva Challenge takes flight Areva Challenge takes flight
The French Areva Challenge is poised to take flight after a long winter that ended with the announcement that the team had the support of new sponsor, Areva, which would carry it through this America’s Cup cycle. On the water, the team has enjoyed success already. In Trapani, sailing as K-Challenge, the French knocked off their much bigger brothers in Emirates Team New Zealand and Alinghi, winning seven of their 11 match races.
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Five minutes with Harry Dunning Five minutes with Harry Dunning
Harry Dunning is the principal designer for the Mascalzone Latino - Capitalia Team. He has been a professional yacht designer for over 20 years, including long stints at Farr Yacht Design and the Reichel & Pugh design office.
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Team Shosholoza - ‘The best in the world!’ Team Shosholoza - ‘The best in the world!’ 
Andrew Mlangeni is a revered figure in South Africa. He spent 26 years in prison along Nelson Mandela, Walter Sisulu and Govan Mbeki and other prominent members of the African National Congress beginning in June 1964. Since the first democratic elections in 1994 he has been a Member of the South African Parliament.
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Giovanni Ceccarelli - head of design, +39 Challenge Giovanni Ceccarelli - head of design, +39 Challenge 
Soaking up 58 000 hours of research, involving 11 people for 24 months, ITA 85 is not only the pride and joy of the Italian +39 Challenge, but the product of a long and detailed research programme. Chief designer Giovanni Ceccarelli describes the new boat, which was christened at the team base in Port America’s Cup on Saturday night, as highly innovative.
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