As Luna Rossa is almost ready to sail in Valencia, Oracle BMW Racing is continuing its training session in Auckland. But the American shore co-ordinator Grant Davidson is working hard to prepare the Team arrival.

The agreement with Club Náutico de Valencia has been signed since several months and the last details were negotiated in the last week. The Larry Ellison's Team will now start the construction of its Base in a yacht club which will host six syndicates (a new French team joined the fleet recently).

The date for the team's arrival had not been set but it should have occurred very soon as Grant Davidson has rented 16 apartments in the historic downtown of Valencia and is looking for schools for the Team members' childrens.