32nd America's Cup June 2007 Location: Gulf of Valencia, Mediterranean Sea LATEST NEWS

2007 AMERICA'S CUP SCHEDULE:

2007 America's Cup

• 2007, June 23: America's Cup Match Racing; Defender vs Challenger

2007 Louis Vuitton Cup

• 2007, April - June
• April 3, 2007: Keel Unveiling Day
• April 4 - 7, 2007: Fleet Racing Regatta
• April 16, 2007: Challenger Selection Series begins
• June 2, 2007: Louis Vuitton Cup Final begins

2007 America's Cup Class Opening Acts (14)

• 2004
  Act 1, 2, 3: won by Emirates Team New Zealand (NZ); held at Valencia
• 2005
  Act 4, 5 - June 2005, Valencia,
  Act 6, 7 - 25 Aug 2005, Malmö, Sweden
  Act 8 - 30 Sept, Sicily
  Act 9 - 4 Oct, Sicily
• 2006
  Act 10, 11 - May 2006, Valencia
  Act 12 - June 2006, Valencia

2007 AMERICA'S CUP DEFENDER:

• Team Alinghi , Switzerland
• Syndicate Head: Ernesto Bertarelli
• Club: Société Nautique de Genève
• Skipper: Jochen Schuemann
  Helmsman: Peter Holmberg
  Afterguard: Brad Butterworth, Murray Jones, Juan Vila, Jordi Calafat

2007 AMERICA'S CUP CHALLENGERS:

• BMW ORACLE, USA
  Syndicate Head: Larry Ellison
  Club: Golden Gate Yacht Club
  Skipper: Chris Dickson (NZ)
  Crew: Gavin Brady (NZ) - helmsman, John Kostecki (US) - tactician, Steve Hayles (UK) - navigator, Bertrand Pacé (FRA) - afterguard , Larry Ellison (US) - afterguard

• +39 Challenge, Italy
  Syndicate Head: Lorenzo Rizzardi
  Club: Circolo Vela Gargnano
  Skipper: Luca Devoti
  Helmsman: Iain Percy

• Team Shosholoza, South Africa
  Syndicate Head: Mafika Mkwanazi
  Club: Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron
  Skipper: Geoff Meek
  Yacht: bought Prada 2000

• Emirates Team New Zealand, New Zealand
  Syndicate Head: Grant Dalton
  Club: Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron
  Skipper: Dean Barker

• Luna Rossa Challenge, Italy
  Syndicate Head: Patrizio Bertelli
  Club: Yacht Club Italiano
  Skipper: Francesco de Angelis

• K-Challenge, France
  Syndicate Head: Stephane Kandler
  Club: Cercle de la Voile de Paris
  Skipper: Thierry Peponnet
  Yacht: bought NZL-57, NZL-60

• El Reto, Spain
  Syndicate Head: Agustín Zulueta
  Club: Real Federación Española de Vela
  Skipper: TBA

2007 AMERICA'S CUP YACHT:

• DESIGN SPECIFICATION:
  Length overall: 79 ft 24 metres
  Length on waterline: 60 ft 18 metres
  Beam: 13.5 ft 4.1 metres
  Draught: 13 ft 4 metres
  Mast height: 107 ft 32.5 metres
  Sail area, upwind: 3,400 sq ft (320 sq metres)
  Sail area, downwind: 5,100 sq ft (480 sq metres)
  Displacement: 55,000 lbs 25 tonnes
  Crew: 16 sailors plus "17th man"