Overwhelming response to Louis Vuitton Pacific Series
Louis Vuitton has confirmed an overwhelming response to its international match racing regatta, the Louis Vuitton Pacific Series, in Auckland, NZ, during February next year, with 23 teams expressing interest, and seven teams which have already registeredWith eight berths available in the regatta, the entries are almost closed only one week after announcing the new event.
Among the seven confirmed entries are five former Louis Vuitton Cup competitors: Emirates Team New Zealand, BMW Oracle Racing (USA), K-Challenge (FRA), Mascalzone Latino (ITA), and Shosholoza (RSA).
"We are delighted to see such strong interest from the teams for this friendly event," said Yves Carcelle, president of Louis Vuitton.
"With such a positive response, we are working on creative ideas to bring more teams to Auckland," said Louis Vuitton's director Christine Belanger.
"Exactly 25 years ago on September 26, 1983, the yacht Australia II put an end to 132 years of American domination over the oldest trophy in sport, after winning the first-ever Louis Vuitton Cup," said Bruno Troublé, founder of the Louis Vuitton Cup.
"We are proud on the occasion of this anniversary to work on a new event which will bring the teams back on the water," he said.
All sailing teams that have participated in previous Louis Vuitton Cup regattas have been invited to compete in Auckland from February 1 to 15, 2009.
There will be three daily match races on a two-mile windward-leeward course laid at the entrance to Auckland's Waitemata Harbour, between Rangitoto Island and the city foreshore. There will be a daily draw to decide which yacht competing teams will sail that day.
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