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Two more entries for Louis Vuitton Trophy - Nice.
The World Sailing Teams Association (WSTA) and Louis Vuitton are
delighted to announce the addition of two world-class sailing teams
for the Louis Vuitton Trophy regatta to be held in Nice next month
(7th to 22d November). This brings the regatta total to eight
confirmed teams, which is the ideal number for end-of-summer
expected weather conditions.
“We are extremely pleased to welcome TeamOrigin, the British team
led by Sir Keith Mills, which becomes a preferential shareholder in
WSTA and intends to compete at all of the Louis Vuitton regattas
over the next 12 months,” says Laurent Esquier, CEO WSTA.
TeamOrigin, skippered by three-times Olympic gold medallist Ben
Ainslie with two-times Olympic gold medallist Iain Percy as
tactician and managed by round the world winning yachtsman Mike
Sanderson, will also provide their training boat GBR-75 for the Nice
event.
“When looking at our team’s future sailing programme we knew we
wanted to compete in events that would give all parts of our team
and not just the sailing team, further hands-on operational
experience,” said Sir Keith Mills, Team Principal.
“Having sailed in the Louis Vuitton Pacific Series earlier this year
we quickly realised the concept of the WSTA’s Louis Vuitton regatta
projects completely fit the bill for our team and so we knew we had
to be there.’’
The second new entry sees the return of an iconic Italian sailing
brand, the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda’s (YCCS) Azzurra. In 1983,
Azzurra was Italy’s first-ever America’s Cup challenger. The new
Azzurra team will be led by YCCS member Giovanni Maspero of Joe Fly,
and on the water skippered by Francesco Bruni with Tommaso Chieffi
as tactician, whilst managed by multiple Olympic medallist
Alessandra Sensini and others.
“Our common objectives and the faith placed in our team by the Yacht
Club Costa Smeralda and Commodore Bonadeo is extremely rewarding for
our entire sporting group. We feel an enormous responsibility but I
am firmly convinced that our sailing team’s merit will provide
excellent conditions to compete at the highest level,” says
Giovanni Maspero.
The event in Nice, to be sailed over the dates 7th to 22d of
November, is to be called the ‘’Louis Vuitton Trophy - WSTA – Nice".
The event is sanctioned by the world authority of sailing based in
England, the International Sailing Federation (ISAF).
Following the merger of Joe Fly with Azzurra, eight teams will
compete for the Louis Vuitton Trophy Nice: Azzurra (ITA), BMW ORACLE
Racing (USA), Emirates Team New Zealand (NZL), K-Challenge (FRA),
Swedish Challenge Artemis (SWE), Synergy Russian Sailing Team (RUS),
TeamOrigin (GBR) and Team French Spirit (FRA).
The Louis Vuitton Trophy in Nice is jointly promoted and organised
by the teams, through the World Sailing Teams Association (WSTA),
Louis Vuitton and the Club Nautique de Nice (CNN) with the FFV
support .
The organizing team is already in Nice, working closely with the
city officials to make the event a great success in the wake of the
Louis Vuitton Pacific Series.
About Louis Vuitton
The world leader in luxury, Louis Vuitton has been synonymous with
the art of stylish travel since 1854. Since 1987, it has been part
of LVMH/Moët Hennessy - Louis Vuitton, the world’s most prestigious
luxury goods group headed by Bernard Arnault. Since 1997, with the
arrival of the designer Marc Jacobs, it has extended its expertise
to women’s and men’s ready-to-wear, shoes, watches and jewellery,
glasses, combining traditional craftsmanship with flair and
innovation to create a complete lifestyle experience. Today, Louis
Vuitton has an exclusive network of stores all across the world.
About WSTA
World Sailing Teams Association (WSTA) was founded in 2009 by a group
of professional yacht racing teams to develop a regular series of
high-level competitive racing events. The WSTA is jointly owned by
its preferred shareholders and represents the interests of the teams
for fair and highly-competitive racing. The WSTA, in conjunction
with title partner Louis Vuitton, co-organizes the Louis Vuitton
Trophy.
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