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 Who
where at the "Team Meetings" ? (07/04/04)
(sources
: Telegraph
& Gazzetta
dello Sports)
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During the three-day session in Valencia, AC Management
has been in discussions with 18 America’s Cup Teams,
representing nine countries.
The "officials" first :
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Alinghi
(SUI), defender ; |
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Oracle BMW Racing (USA),
challenger of Record ; |
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Clan des Team (ITA),
the first to join Oracle in challenging. |
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Several "prospective" challengers : |
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Team New
Zealand (NZL), which are close to their budget,
with a Middle East airline tipped as title sponsor
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three French (le Défi,
K-Challenge et Team France) ; |
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four others Italians
(Luna Rossa Challenge, Mascalzone Latino, Toscana
Challenge and a new Italia Challenge represented
by Paolo Scutellaro and its skipper Paolo Cian)
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GBR Challenge
(GBR) ; |
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El Reto Challenge (ESP)
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Victory Challenge (SWE)
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Ozboyz
Challenge (AUS). |
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Three teams remain to be disclosed and four were
not there (three groups which stayed away to remain
incognito - from south-east Asia, Germany/Poland and
the United States - and the recently unveiled South
Africans). |
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