America's Cup - 2007 Defender and Challengers: Teams

Basic Team Information
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New Construction ACC yachts shown in BLUE

Defender


Team Alinghi New Boats: SUI-91 SUI-100 SUI-64 SUI-75 Skipper: Brad Butterworth	Switzerland	Société Nautique de Genève Geneva, Switzerland

Official Challengers


BMW Oracle Racing New Boats: USA-87 USA-98 USA-71 USA-76 Skipper: Chris Dickson	United States	Golden Gate YC San Francisco, California

China Team New Boat: CHN-95 No Second New Boat Planned CHN-69 CHN-79 Skipper: Pierre Mas	China	Qindao International YC 2007 Challenger

Desafio Español New Boat: ESP-88 ESP-97 ESP-51 ESP-65 ESP-67 Helmsman: Karol Jablonski	Spain	Real Federación Española de Vela 2007 Challenger

Emirates Team New Zealand New Boat: NZL-84 NZL-92 NZL-81 NZL-82 NZL-68 Helmsman: Dean Barker	New Zealand	Royal New Zealand YS Auckland, New Zealand

Areva (formerly K-Challenge) New Boat: FRA-93 No Second New Boat Planned FRA-57 FRA-60 Skipper: Thierry Peponnet	France	Cercle de la Voile de Paris 2007 Challenger

Luna Rossa Challenge ITA-74 ITA-80 New Boat: ITA-86 ITA-94 Delivered to Valencia 3/06 Racing debut 5/06 Skipper: Francesco de Angelis Helmsman: James Spithill	Italy	Yacht Club Italiano 2007 Challenger

Mascalzone Latino Capitalia Team New Boat: ITA-90 ITA-99 ITA-66 ITA-77 Skipper: Vasco Vascotto	Italy	Reale YC Canottieri Savoia 2007 Challenger

+39 Challenge New Boat: ITA-85 No Second New Boat Planned ITA-59 Helmsman: Iain Percy	Italy	Circolo Vela Gargnano 2007 Challenger

Team Shosholoza New Boat: RSA-83 launched 6/05 RSA-48 Skipper: Mark Sadler Helmsman: Ian Ainslie	South Africa	Royal Cape YC 2007 Challenger

United Internet Team Germany New Boat: GER-89 No Second New Boat Planned GER-72 Helmsman: Jesper Bank	Germany	Deutscher Challenger YC 2007 Challenger

Victory Challenge New Boat: SWE-96 No Second New Boat Planned SWE-63 SWE-73 (Note that the team declared SWE-73 eligible for the 2007 LVC) Skipper: Magnus Holmberg	Sweden	Gamla Stans Yacht Sällskap 2007 Challenger


		Click on links or pictures for CupInfo Team Pages where available. Also on this page: Overview of the 2007 Teams

Defender: Alinghi	Challenger: Emirates Team New Zealand
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BMW Oracle	South Africa	Luna Rossa	+39	Areva
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Victory Challenge Team Site	Desafio Español	Mascalzone Latino Capitalia Team Team Site	United Internet Team Germany	China Team Team Site