Statute Challenger accepted on Sept. 3, 2004, (Establishment : 2001) Management Stephane Kandler (FRA), syndicate head Dawn Riley (USA), General Manager Tom Mc Laughin (USA), Sailing Team Coordinator Budget €20 million (sponsors : Areva, DCN…) Boats 2007 : FRA 95   2000 : FRA 57 & 60     Designer(s) Bernard Nivelt (FRA), principal designer Dimitri Nicolopoulos (FRA), Coordinator     Edouard Bau (FRA) J-D. Capdeville (FRA) Cyrille Douillet (FRA)) Jacques Fauroux (FRA) André Jacques (FRA) Benjamin Muyl (FRA) Hervé Penfornis (FRA) Guillaume Verdier (FRA Boatyard Composite Works (La Ciotat) Crew   Sébastien Col (FRA), Helmsman Thierry Peponnet (FRA), tactician Tanguy Cariou (FRA), strategist Jean-François Cuzon (FRA), navigator Nicolas Charbonnier (FRA), traveller     Ch. André (FRA) Benoit Briand (FRA) Vivian Caumeil (FRA) Matt Cornwell (GBR) Sean Couvreux (USA) H. Cunningham (FRA) Olivier Douillard (FRA) Th. Douillard (FRA)   Bruno Dubois (FRA) G. Favennec (FRA) Jean Galfione (FRA) A. Jacobsoone (FRA) Fred Lemaistre (FRA) Fabrice Levet (FRA) Yann Maillet (FRA) P. Merrington (AUS)   Wade Morgan (AUS) Katie Pettibone (USA) Guy Red (GBR) Dawn Riley (USA) Guy Salter (GBR) Jim Turner (GBR) Weather Bernard Simon (FRA)