Fuente info Louis Vuitton World Series
For Immediate Release
LOUIS VUITTON WORLD SERIES, A WORLD FIRST
Paris, September 2nd, 2009: Some of the best professional sailing teams,
grouped together under the name WSTA (World Sailing Team Association), and
Louis Vuitton, a key player in the world of top-level sailing for more than
25 years, today announced the creation of an international regatta circuit.
The WSTA (World Sailing Team Association) groups together the participants
in previous Louis Vuitton Cup regattas (K-Challenge (France), BMW Oracle
Racing (USA), Emirates Team New Zealand, Mascalzone Latino (Italy)) and
welcomes newcomers such as Team Artemis (Sweden), Team Synergy (Russia),
Joe Fly Italia (Italy) and Team French Spirit (France). Other teams will
join the association in the coming weeks.
Entitled the Louis Vuitton World Series, these regattas are a first in the
world of sailing and follow on from the Louis Vuitton Pacific Series
organised in Auckland, New Zealand, last February. The global success of
this exceptional competition persuaded all the partners in this adventure
to create a dynamic and ambitious new race programme based on the same
concept and format.
Ten teams will be invited to confront each other in successive duels over
a fortnight on two pairs of identical boats chosen by lot. The racing boats
were sailed in the 2007 LV Cup. This concept, which demonstrates the desire
to return to the original spirit of "match racing", provides an exhilarating
show and is easy for spectators to understand.
The WSTA and Louis Vuitton plan to organise several regattas a year. Many
cities of which Nice, Hong Kong, Auckland, New York and several other
European venues have shown their interest.
A press conference will be held in Paris on Tuesday, September 8th. More
details about the first events to be organised in 2009 and 2010 will be
disclosed during this conference.
