China Team
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Given the limbo the 33rd is currently, some teams
have logically decided to put their plans on hold.
One of them seems to be China Team, the first ever
challenger from China, that apparently moved most
of their assets (three ACC yachts, two masts, two
speed boats and around a dozen containers) out of
their base in Port America's Cup into a supermarket
parking lot.
They are now about half a mile from their previous
base, right in the middle of one of Valencia's main
avenues.
This doesn't necessarily mean they are finished
but it is a clear sign their return in the world's
oldest sports competition is not imminent.
One shouldn't forget that even in the previous edition,
defined by many as the best ever, the Chinese team
had encountered severe problems in securing adequate
funding, so it's safe to assume this time it will
even be harder.
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