19 boats 'declared' for 32nd America’s Cup

by AC media on 1 Apr 2007 Regatta Director Dyer Jones released a list of boats the 12 teams have ‘declared’ as their eligible race boats for the 32nd America’s Cup. Nineteen boats are ready to race when the battle commences on the waters off Valencia.

On Sunday morning, all declared yachts must participate in the ‘unveiling’ – modesty skirts will be removed, and keels and undersides exposed to prying eyes.

Each team is permitted to declare up to two boats. The main restriction on eligibility hinges on the country where the boat was built. To be eligible to race in the ultimate, decisive season of the 32nd America’s Cup, the boats must be built in the country of the challenge.

Thus, Victory Challenge, whilst building just one new boat, has been able to declare both SWE 96 and SWE 73 (built and raced in the last America’s Cup in Auckland). But China Team, having built CHN 95, is unable to declare either CHN 69 or CHN 79 as they were built in France for a French team in the last Cup.

Teams declaring two boats:

Alinghi SUI 100, SUI 91
BMW ORACLE Racing USA 98, USA 87
Luna Rossa Challenge ITA 94, ITA 86
Emirates Team New Zealand NZL 92, NZL 84
Desafío Español 2007 ESP 97, ESP 88
Victory Challenge SWE 96, SWE 73
Mascalzone Latino-Capitalia Team ITA 99, ITA 90

Teams with one declared boat:

+39 Challenge ITA 85
Team Shosholoza RSA 83
Areva Challenge FRA 93
United Internet Team Germany GER 89
China Team CHN 95

The unveiling ceremony begins at 09:30 at Port America’s Cup when each team is required to open its base to the other teams and media. The public are invited to visit bases beginning at 11:30. At 14:00, the teams are allowed to close their bases and resume normal operations.