Louis Vuitton Cup is going to Sweden!

Hello All!

The location for Acts 6 & 7 of the Louis Vuitton Cup have been announced - Malmö, in the Skåne region at the south of Sweden, will be the Northern European location for the Louis Vuitton Acts 6 & 7, with racing beginning on the 25th of August, 2005. The back-to-back events, featuring both Match and Fleet Racing are among 14 opening Acts of the 32nd America's Cup.

For those of you who don't know what I am writing about, the Louis Vuitton Cup is the "Challengers" stage of the America's Cup (For sailing fans, it's comparable to the Stanley or World Cup). Whichever team wins the Louis Vuitton Cup moves on to challenge the defender of the America's Cup (the team who won last time). So, back in 2003 during the America's Cup in Auckland, New Zealand, Team Alignhi (Switzerland) defeated 2 time America's Cup champion, Team New Zealand, 5-0.

So far, eight challengers have been accepted into the Louis Vuitton Cup Race (including teams from the UK, Spain, South Africa, New Zealand, the US, France, Spain, and Italy).

As of last week, Act 1 of the Louis Vuitton Cup is to be held in Marsailles, France; Acts 2-5 are to be held in Valencia, Spain; and Acts 6 & 7 are to be held in Sweden, while the America's Cup race is to be held in Valencia, Spain. Check it all out at the Official Website of the 32nd America's Cup. Very exciting stuff!

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