Victory Challenge - ready for home waters Victory Challenge - ready for home waters
Sweden’s Victory Challenge is the team with the most reason to be excited by the prospect of the Malm -Sk ne Louis Vuitton Acts 6 & 7 at the end of August. It’s an opportunity for the Swedes to show their homeland what the America’s Cup is all about, and with a strong opening performance by the team in the Valencia Louis Vuitton Acts, there’s plenty to be enthusiastic about.
Magnus Holmberg is the skipper and sailing manager of Victory Challenge. In June, he led the team to a fifth place finish in the match races of Act 4 in Valencia, and then surprised the Cup community with a dominating performance in the fleet races of Louis Vuitton Act 5. Victory would have won the regatta, but for a Jury decision on a technical issue that disqualified the team from one race. With just a few weeks of preparation, the Swedish performance in Valencia was nothing short of spectacular.
We caught up with Magnus in Valencia, where the team continues to train in preparation for the Malm -Sk ne Louis Vuitton Acts.
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A new weapon in the Swiss arsenal A new weapon in the Swiss arsenal
SUI 91 as been out sailing on the waters off Valencia this week, as Alinghi work up their first of two new boats.
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Alinghi on form Alinghi on form
The Defenders of the America’s Cup, Alinghi, rebounded from their worst Louis Vuitton Act finish - a fourth in Act 10 - to dominate the fleet of challengers in winning Louis Vuitton Act 11. The Swiss followed up their success on the water by marking an important milestone in their defence, christening SUI 91 in a small ceremony on the team base.
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The America’s Cup at home in Geneva The America’s Cup at home in Geneva
Alinghi, the Defender of the 32nd America’s Cup, has spent the past two weeks touring the America’s Cup around Switzerland, culminating this past weekend in Geneva, where it was supported by the 32nd America’s Cup on Tour - the travelling ‘embassy of the America’s Cup’.
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Victory Challenge turns up the heat Victory Challenge turns up the heat
The Swedish Victory Challenge has ramped up its operation in Valencia to the point that on Monday, the team sailed its two America’s Cup boats, SWE 63 and SWE 73 for the first time since Auckland when the team trained during the quarter finals of the Louis Vuitton Cup on November 22, 2002.
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Neal McDonald goes to Victory Challenge Neal McDonald goes to Victory Challenge
Victory Challenge is the team that has recruited more sailors since the end of the Valencia Louis Vuitton Acts 2006. In four months, the team has recruited 15 new crew members and the last one is one of the most respected sailors in the world, British Neal McDonald, who will have a role as traveller/strategist.
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America’s Cup champions America’s Cup champions
Two America’s Cup sailors have claimed two championship titles - the Star Class World Championship and the US Match Racing Championship.
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