http://www.k-challenge.org/ French Official Challenger for the 32nd America's Cup http://www.k-challenge.org/images/logoKfull.jpg http://www.k-challenge.org/ en-us All content is copyright K-CHALLENGE AC SL 2004-2007. mic at mac dot com http://www.k-challenge.org/news.php?value=667 http://www.k-challenge.org/news.php?value=667 34TH America’s Cup announces partnership with Louis Vuitton
Dubai, UAE - 2010-11-27

Louis Vuitton Cup Once Again Challenger Series for the America’s Cup
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (27 November 2010) – The next major step in realizing its new vision, the America’s Cup Event Authority introduced its first partner, Louis Vuitton. A continuation of its 30-year long association with the America’s Cup, the Paris- based fashion house will present the prize, the Louis Vuitton Cup, to the winner of the America’s Cup Challenger Series, as well as serve as Official Timing for the 34th America’s Cup.
“We are thrilled to announce today the continuation of our 30-year partnership with the America’s Cup. Having met with the team several times, we believe that the 34th edition will be the best America’s Cup yet,” said Yves Carcelle, Chairman and CEO of Louis Vuitton Malletier.
In 2013, the Challenger Series will be staged with the winner earning the right to compete in the America’s Cup Finals. The Challenger series will be once again called the Louis Vuitton Cup, recognizing the brand’s long partnership with the America’s Cup. In addition, Louis Vuitton will be Official Timing for the America’s Cup World Series competitions, promoting its watch collection.
“We are extremely priveleged that our vision for the next America’s Cup has attracted the return of a company like Louis Vuitton,” said Richard Worth, Chairman, America’s Cup Event Authority. “The 34th America’s Cup will culminate in 2013, marking the 30th anniversary of Louis Vuitton’s support of the sport of sailing, so we could not be more proud to see this great partnership continue and strengthen.”
Since 1983, the Louis Vuitton Cup Challenger Series has been held whenever there has been more than one challenger team for the America’s Cup. Its role is twofold – to select the best challenger team from the teams presented and, to prepare the winner for success against the Defender in the following America’s Cup Finals.
“I have competed for the Louis Vuitton Cup three times in the past, so I know how important it is to the Challenger’s success. We welcome the return of Louis Vuitton and look forward to racing the winner of the Louis Vuitton Cup in 2013,” said Russell Coutts, CEO, BMW ORACLE Racing.
The Louis Vuitton Cup will be in the summer of 2013, with the America’s Cup Finals in early fall. The events will feature the AC72 wing-masted catamaran, a ground-breaking new boat designed to deliver unparalleled racing competition and on-the-water excitement.

"Louis Vuitton is a House that cherishes the art of travel and the spirit of adventure. As a long-time partner, we are very happy to be able to accompany the future of the America's Cup," said Pietro Beccari, Executive Vice-President of Louis Vuitton.

]]> America’s Cup Event Authority 2010-11-27T14:15Z http://www.k-challenge.org/news.php?value=666 http://www.k-challenge.org/news.php?value=666 GOOD SEASON FOR ALL4ONE ON THE LOUIS VUITTON TROPHY
Dubai, UAE - 2010-11-26

The Louis Vuitton Trophy – Dubai finished today for ALL4ONE, who lost its semi-final against BMW Oracle Racing, current holder of the America’s Cup.
The outcome is positive for the French-German team, who reached the top 4 when qualifying for the semi finals, after having clearly proved that the team moved a step up on this event. It is also a nice way for ALL4ONE to conclude its 2010 season.
The other semi-final was won by Emirates Team New Zealand over Mascalzone Latino.

The Louis Vuitton Trophy – Dubai final was won 2-0 by Emirates Team New Zealand over BMW Oracle Racing.

Stephane Kandler, ALL4ONE’s CEO: « First of all, I would like to thank and congratulate my whole team, because ALL4ONE has succeeded in less than a year to reach the highest level of international sailing with several podiums and against big and well funded teams, including America's Cup winners. It is only the beginning, but we have proven that we have the knowhow and the organisation to be competitive at the highest level. All this has been possible thanks to the support of the sponsors who believed in us from the beginning (Audi, adidas, Geodis, Saint-Honoré, thefirstclub.com, Château Tourril), and I want to thank them again. ALL4ONE is already actively preparing the future and we can already confirm that we will be on one of the most competitive international circuits from next year on, while we are still preparing our participation in the next America's Cup. We will tell you more soon.»

Sebastien Col, Helmsman: « If we have a look back on the whole season, we have improved a lot as a team. We really built a group all around the year, and we are now at a level which is a lot higher than where we were on the first Louis Vuitton Trophy in Nice one year ago. So for sure satisfaction is here. Now high level is always about small details, and today we missed a few things. Reaching the semi-finals is a result that corresponds to our level, but I would have really liked that we achieved a little more. »

Jochen Schümann, Skipper: « We kept the whole racing close today, so well done to the crew as it was interesting races. The best team won there. It’s also been the very last race for the America’s Cup Class boats, and we will see different boats in the future. Reaching the semis here proved once again that we are amongst the top teams here, and we can take on any team. We are obviously not winning all the races, but at least they are tight and tough. I think we are prepared to do more, and we will see what’s coming next. Next year we will definitely sail on the Audi MedCup on a TP52, but that’s a long way away at the moment. »

Results Semi-Finals –

BMW Oracle Racing def ALL4ONE 2-0
Emirates Team New Zealand def Mascalzone Latino 2-0

Results Final
Emirates Team New Zealand def BMW Oracle Racing 2-0


Round Robin 1 + 2 final results
BMW Oracle Racing 17
Emirates Team New Zealand 12,5
Mascalzone Latino 8
ALL4ONE 8
Synergy 6
Artemis Racing 5

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]]> Stephanie Nadin 2010-11-26T14:15Z http://www.k-challenge.org/news.php?value=665 http://www.k-challenge.org/news.php?value=665 ALL4ONE READY FOR THE SEMI FINALS OF THE LOUIS VUITTON TROPHY – DUBAI
Dubai, UAE - 2010-11-25

The racing format was a bit different today in Dubai, as the six teams competing in the Louis Vuitton Trophy sailed in three fleet races on the four ACC boats. ALL4ONE finished second overall, after a 3rd place on the first race, and a win in the second one.
Today’s ranking is independent from the rest of the competition.
Coming up tomorrow: Louis Vuitton Trophy – Dubai’s semi finals!
ALL4ONE will race against BMW Oracle Racing. The first team winning two points will take a spot to race in the final.

John Cutler, Tactician: « it was light and shifty today, and we managed to get a 3rd and a 1st place, so we’re happy with what we achieved, as it was good to get another couple of races done in really light conditions. Even if fleet race and match racing are different, we will be better prepared tomorrow for the semis, as the conditions should be similar. »

Olivier Douillard, Traveller: « The team feels well. Everything will be decided tomorrow. It will be very fast; we will have to be very focused, in order to take the right decision at the right moment on the start line. The wind conditions are the lightest we’ve met since we’re here. The lighter the wind is, the more anything can happen. So everything will be possible.»


Results Fleet Race –

Race 1:
Mascalzone Latino 1
Emirates Team New Zealand 2
ALL4ONE 3
Synergy 4

Race 2:
ALL4ONE 1
Artemis Racing 2
Emirates Team New Zealand 3
BMW Oracle Racing 4
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Race 3 :
Mascalzone Latino 1
Artemis Racing 2
Synergy 3
BMW Oracle Racing 4

Fleet race final results
Mascalzone Latino 2
ALL4ONE 4
Artemis 4
Emirates Team New Zealand 5
Synergy 7
BMW Oracle Racing 8



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]]> Stephanie Nadin 2010-11-25T14:15Z http://www.k-challenge.org/news.php?value=664 http://www.k-challenge.org/news.php?value=664 ALL4ONE GOES THROUGH TO SEMI FINALS OF LOUIS VUITTON TROPHY – DUBAI!
Dubai, UAE - 2010-11-23

They needed a win, and the ALL4ONE crew got it against Artemis today, winning a beautiful race that the French-German team leaded from A to Z.
This victory lifts them to the semi finals, which will take place next Friday (Nov. 26). The format will be the first to reach two wins on the semis. Tomorrow the team will enjoy a well-deserved day off (the first one in 15 days!), and on Thursday the six teams will take part to fleet races with the four ACC boats.
The other teams reaching the semis are BMW Oracle Racing, Emirates Team New Zealand and Mascalzone Latino. The draw for the semi finals duels will be announced on Thursday.

Sebastien Col, Helmsman: « The contract is fulfilled. We are in the semi finals. We needed one win out of the two matches today, and we managed to get that in the first match against Artemis, getting the two points for victory and leading to the semi finals. Then we had another match against Emirates Team New Zealand, but the result didn’t really count any more. Our main goal was to avoid any collision and the penalty points going with it on that event. So we really stayed away from the Kiwis, without any focus on winning that race. »

Jochen Schümann, Skipper: « We lost our second race against Emirates Team New Zealand, but this race was not important any more. The crucial one was the first one that we had to win, which made us move to the next round in the semi finals, that was our goal here in Dubai. We knew what we had to do and we had a good plan: we wanted to be in phase with the breeze early, that’s why we tacked straight at the start in order to be in phase with the wind shifts. It became a nice race from there, because once you’re in phase you obviously gain a little bit everywhere, and you feel more and more comfortable. We’re all happy and proud today to go to the next round. The team sailed quite well during the two Round Robins, even if we didn’t win all the races we wanted and could won, but whenever we were behind we were probably the team that was the closest to our opponent, so we kept pushing and showed there was quite some potential. We hope to have a chance now to show that in the semis »


Results Day 9 –

Round Robin 2
Race 1: Emirates Team New Zealand def Synergy, 01:18
Race 2: BMW Oracle Racing def Mascalzone Latino, 00:51
Race 3: ALL4ONE def Artemis, 00:22
Race 4: Emirates Team New Zealand def ALL4ONE, 00:45


Round Robin 2 final results
BMW Oracle Racing 8
Emirates Team New Zealand 8
Mascalzone Latino 6
ALL4ONE 4
Synergy 2
Artemis Racing 0

Round Robin 1 + 2 final results
BMW Oracle Racing 17
Emirates Team New Zealand 12,5
Mascalzone Latino 8
ALL4ONE 8
Synergy 6
Artemis Racing 5

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]]> Stephanie Nadin 2010-11-23T14:15Z http://www.k-challenge.org/news.php?value=663 http://www.k-challenge.org/news.php?value=663 ALL4ONE STILL IN THE RACE FOR THE SEMI FINALS OF LOUIS VUITTON TROPHY – DUBAI
Dubai, UAE - 2010-11-22

The second Round Robin is more and more intense in Dubai, none of the teams are giving up, and all races are very close.
After a tough match, ALL4ONE lost against Russian team Synergy on the finish line. The French-German team is still in the race to get a spot in the semi finals, but no mistake is allowed any more. They will have to win the points they need tomorrow to reach the top of the score board, which is definitely within their reach, given the team’s performance on this Louis Vuitton Trophy – Dubai (also beating BMW Oracle Racing yesterday).
ALL4ONE will finish Round Robin 2 tomorrow with two races against Artemis and Emirates Team New Zealand.

John Cutler, Tactician: « It was a tough day for us. It was pretty much a “must-win” match for us, and also one we felt comfortable that we could win. It was obviously a big compromise at the start coming in from port in light air, but we managed to get out of that, and got the start that we wanted. After that, it was a close race for a while. Synergy did a couple of leebow tacks. They leebowed us one time too close at some point, and we got a penalty on them. The unfortunate thing after that is that they managed to stay in control, tacked to the right hand side really well, extended, and then on the final run to the finish, they seemed to extend pretty easily. So in the end their penalty was not an issue at all. So it’s a bit disappointing for us, because the opportunity was there for us to win it. »

Jean-Marie Dauris, Bowman: « We were hoping till the end that they didn’t have enough lead to complete their penalty (a 360° turn), but they were at least five boat’s lengths ahead, which is enough in light air to complete the turn. There was not much to hope for. They were just a bit faster than us downwind, so we lost some precious meters. I think we were missing about 20 meters for them not to be able to complete their penalty. We didn’t really manage to stay close behind them in the last downwind run. That’s a pity for us, but that’s what it is in sports. There are still some races to win tomorrow, and we will do all that we can for that. »

Results Day 8 –

Round Robin 2
Race 1: Synergy def ALL4ONE, 00:05
Race 2: Mascalzone Latino def Artemis, 01:55
Race 3: BMW Oracle Racing def Emirates Team New Zealand, 00:25
Race 4: Mascalzone Latino def Synergy, 00:21


Round Robin 2 provisional results
BMW Oracle Racing 6
Mascalzone Latino 6
Emirates Team New Zealand 4
Synergy 2
ALL4ONE 2
Artemis Racing 0

Round Robin 1 + 2 provisional results
BMW Oracle Racing 15
Emirates Team New Zealand 8,5
Mascalzone Latino 8
Synergy 6
ALL4ONE 6
Artemis Racing 5

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]]> Stephanie Nadin 2010-11-22T14:15Z http://www.k-challenge.org/news.php?value=662 http://www.k-challenge.org/news.php?value=662 NICE WIN FOR ALL4ONE AGAINST BMW ORACLE RACING IN LOUIS VUITTON TROPHY – DUBAI
Dubai, UAE - 2010-11-21

The French-German team achieved a great performance today by winning two points against the current holder of the America’s Cup: BMW Oracle Racing. ALL4ONE did a solid race with nice manoeuvres, no mistakes, so it’s a well-deserved win for a team that has been working hard since it arrived in Dubai, and whose results prove that their target to reach the semi-finals is really within their reach.
ALL4ONE is 3rd of the Round Robin provisional ranking tonight, and will race its 3rd match in Round Robin 2 against Russian Team Synergy tomorrow.

Jochen Schümann, Skipper: « We got two points for that race today. It’s a big win in that second Round Robin. BMW Oracle Racing was obviously very strong so far, so I would say it’s almost “bonus points”. There is nothing to lose, only to win points, which basically count really against teams that are more even with us. So it gives us now realistic chances to make it to the semis, which is our goal here.»

Sébastien Col, Helmsman: « We really did a solid race. The key point has been the first downwind leg, where we defended very well. We were leading at the first mark, and then we defended well with a few close jibes, which was kind of our weakness at the beginning of the event. After a day like this one, we will really feel better to control our competitor downwind. Then on the rest of the race we really expressed ourselves. Our strength is really when we have the opportunity to play with the wind shifts these days, because we can gain straight away, and we showed it one more time today. James Spithill (BMW Oracle Racing’s helmsman, winner of the 33rd America’s Cup), and I are from the same generation. We raced together very often in the youth world championships, or on the match racing circuit. He had an exceptional career these past 4 years. We know each other for a long time, and it’s always nice to get a win against him. »

Results Day 7 –

Round Robin 2
Race 1: Synergy def Artemis, 00:27
Race 2: ALL4ONE def BMW Oracle Racing, 00:45
Race 3: BMW Oracle Racing def Artemis, 01:03
Race 4: Emirates Team New Zealand def Mascalzone Latino, 00:10


Round Robin 2 provisional results
BMW Oracle Racing 4
Emirates Team New Zealand 4
Mascalzone Latino 2
ALL4ONE 2
Artemis Racing 0
Synergy 0

Round Robin 1 + 2 provisional results
BMW Oracle Racing 13
Emirates Team New Zealand 8,5
ALL4ONE 6
Artemis Racing 5
Mascalzone Latino 4
Synergy 4

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]]> Stephanie Nadin 2010-11-21T14:15Z http://www.k-challenge.org/news.php?value=661 http://www.k-challenge.org/news.php?value=661 ALL4ONE WINS THE DHOW RACE ON THE LOUIS VUITTON TROPHY - DUBAI
Dubai, UAE - 2010-11-20

The Louis Vuitton Trophy – Dubai teams raced today in fleet with traditional wooden boats, which are specifically made to sail downwind. They have also been the first foreigners to sail together on these beautiful 60 ft boats with their respective crews, that we call the “Dhows”.
ALL4ONE wins the “Dhow Race”, in front of Emirates Team New Zealand. Today has definitely been a refreshing day for the French-German team, before the teams will go back to Round Robin 2 on the ACC boats.
ALL4ONE will race against BMW Oracle Racing tomorrow on day 2 of Round Robin 2.

Yann Gouniot, Mainsail Trimmer: « It was a really nice day. We sailed with a young and lively team. As soon as we were leading the race, they started to sing. Let me explain how the race went. All the boats were anchored for the start, next to each other. When the committee flag went from white to green we hoisted the sails, we left the anchors behind, and all the boats started to sail with the same speed. We hoisted the first sail, then the second one, and we sailed a long leg downwind on port. BMW Oracle Racing tried to luff us, but we resisted. It was really close. We jibed just before the finish line, and we crossed in front of them. It was really nice, very original, and a great experience to sail with 20 people on board these wooden boats. We wanted to win as usual, Jochen was helming and all the rest of the team 100% in its job, and as usual again we had to fight till the end, especially against BMW Oracle Racing. We are looking forward to tomorrow with a lot of motivation. »

Round Robin 2 provisional results
BMW Oracle Racing 2
Mascalzone Latino 2
Emirates Team New Zealand 2
Artemis Racing 0
ALL4ONE 0
Synergy 0

Round Robin 1 + 2 provisional results
BMW Oracle Racing 11
Emirates Team New Zealand 6,5
Artemis Racing 5
ALL4ONE 4
Mascalzone Latino 4
Synergy 4

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]]> Stephanie Nadin 2010-11-20T14:15Z http://www.k-challenge.org/news.php?value=660 http://www.k-challenge.org/news.php?value=660 TOUGH START FOR ALL4ONE ON ROUND ROBIN 2 OF LOUIS VUITTON TROPHY – DUBAI
Dubai, UAE - 2010-11-19

The first day of Round Robin 2 kept its promises today on the Louis Vuitton Trophy – Dubai. Points now count double, the pressure is going up, and the crews give all they have on the water. ALL4ONE was racing against Mascalzone Latino today to start its 5 matches scheduled for this second round. Unfortunately, the result of that race didn’t come out in favour of the French-German crew.

ALL4ONE will race next against BMW Oracle Racing on Sunday / day 2 of Round Robin 2.
Tomorrow, the Louis Vuitton Trophy – Dubai teams will race on traditional boats for the “Dhow Race”, a special event that will allow them to be the first foreigners having the honour to sail on these spectacular 60 ft wooden boats.

Christian Scherrer, Jib Trimmer : « We’ve been a bit on the back foot from the start of the race against Mascalzone Latino. In the pre-start we got locked. We had a hard time to get out of that lock, and made it just before the start. We started behind, but we kept it close up on the first beat. Down the first run it was still a good race, still close, and then coming into the leeward gate, we just left the manoeuvre too tight. We were pushing it too hard, and in the last jibe we put too much pressure on ourselves, hoisting the jib too late. In the jibe, the spinnaker pole got stucked, and actually broke. We managed to drop the spinnaker, and sort of saved that manoeuvre, but we lost a lot of boat lengths there, and got a bit out of touch with Mascalzone Latino. We tried to come back on the second upwind beat, but it wasn’t really possible. On the last leg downwind without a spinnaker pole, we didn’t have much chance to attack. After just one race, which was short and intense, we just feel we want to sail some more and be back on! »

Christophe André, Bow : « The competition is not over yet; we have to win races as the points now count double on this last Round Robin. We have to remain focused and avoid mistakes. The day after tomorrow will be a new day. Before that, we will discover the local traditional boat tomorrow, which should be a good experience. »

Results Day 6 –

Round Robin 1
Race 1: Emirates Team New Zealand def Artemis, 00:27

Round Robin 2
Race 2: BMW Oracle Racing def Synergy, 00:48
Race 3: Mascalzone Latino def ALL4ONE, 00:24
Race 4: Emirates Team New Zealand def Artemis, 00:32


Round Robin 1 final results
BMW Oracle Racing 9
Artemis Racing 5
Emirates Team New Zealand 4,5
Synergy 4
ALL4ONE 4
Mascalzone Latino 2

Round Robin 2 provisional results
BMW Oracle Racing 2
Mascalzone Latino 2
Emirates Team New Zealand 2
Artemis Racing 0
ALL4ONE 0
Synergy 0

Round Robin 1 + 2 provisional results
BMW Oracle Racing 11
Emirates Team New Zealand 6,5
Artemis Racing 5
ALL4ONE 4
Mascalzone Latino 4
Synergy 4

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]]> Stephanie Nadin 2010-11-19T14:15Z http://www.k-challenge.org/news.php?value=659 http://www.k-challenge.org/news.php?value=659 ALL4ONE CONCLUDES ROUND ROBIN 1 IN LOUIS VUITTON TROPHY – DUBAI WITH ONE MORE POINT
Dubai, UAE - 2010-11-18

Round Robin 1 concludes today with one win and one loss for ALL4ONE against Swedish team Artemis.
Round Robin 2 will start tomorrow after a last race between Emirates Team New Zealand and Artemis to finish Round Robin 1. ALL4ONE will race each of its competitors one more time in the second round, but each win will now mean two points. Everything is possible, and all teams will fight hard to get a spot in the semi finals of Louis Vuitton Trophy – Dubai.
ALL4ONE will race its first match in the Round Robin 2 against Mascalzone Latino.

Sebastien Col, Helmsman : « We chose the left of the race course for our first match against Artemis. I think it was the right choice as there was more wind. But unfortunately for us, we were already in a left shift right after the start, that we have not been able to use, which put us straight away a bit behind. But we did a solid race, putting a lot of pressure on them all the way till the finish. This race was really tight but over from the beginning for us. Then we prepared ourselves well for the second race, where we chose the left hand side again, but this time, it worked! We also managed to keep the lead in the first downwind leg, where we were really close. We worked a lot on that last night with our coach, and our teamwork paid back. We will remain very focused, even if we will have a bit of extra pressure for each coming match, given the fact that points will count double now. We have to keep on sailing well, not doing crazy things we would want to try. We all know it is all about details, and it is up to us to do as few mistakes as possible to win the matches we need to reach the semis. »

Matti Paschen, Spinnaker trimmer : « We lost race 1 very close. We were behind the whole time but we were able to catch up downwind. We kept gaining thanks to a hard crew work (well done to our grinders team) and kept it really close, especially in the last downwind run, but the finish came up too early, so we ended up behind. Race 2 was much better. We were in a marginal lead at the top mark, and rounded it with low speed. But we managed to keep the inside, and obliged them to take the left side of us. From there we kept gaining till the finish. Now it’s getting more important, every race counts double, so it’s important to win races in this second round. We have to keep becoming better and better and hopefully it pays off. »

Results Day 5 – Round Robin 1
Race 1: Synergy def Emirates Team New Zealand, 00:14
Race 2: BMW Oracle Racing def Mascalzone Latino, 00:41
Race 3: Emirates Team New Zealand def Synergy, 00:33
Race 4: BMW Oracle Racing def Mascalzone Latino, 00:45
Race 5: Artemis def ALL4ONE, 00:05
Race 6 : ALL4ONE def Artemis, 00:37


Round Robin 1 provisional results
BMW Oracle Racing 9
Emirates Team New Zealand 4,5
Artemis Racing 4
Synergy 4
ALL4ONE 4
Mascalzone Latino 2




]]> Stephanie Nadin 2010-11-18T14:15Z http://www.k-challenge.org/news.php?value=658 http://www.k-challenge.org/news.php?value=658 Dubai, UAE
ONE MORE POINT AND HEART RACING DUELS FOR ALL4ONE - 2010-11-17

ALL4ONE went through two tough matches today against Russian team Synergy, where the race leader changed several times on both matches, offering super tight duels to the public. Seb Col also did two good starts, and particularly on the second race where ALL4ONE managed to take the lead from the very beginning, right after having lost the first match by only 8 seconds. Small mistakes happened on both sides, which were at the origin of the race leaders changes, and both teams will certainly debrief on that looking at the rest of the competition. The level of this Louis Vuitton Trophy – Dubai carries on offering fantastic racing between these six teams, which represent the world’s sailing elite.
ALL4ONE will conclude Round Robin 1 tomorrow by sailing two races against Swedish team Artemis.

John Cutler, Tactician : « it was a nice day sailing. Even though we only got one point where we could have got two, (but we also could have got none), everybody on board did a pretty nice job. We just kept it together and didn’t get stressed, and it all came out nicely for us at the end. We’re communicating better each time we go sailing with Seb Col. Some of the things we tried today didn’t work out, which is a bit disappointing, but we’ve got a coach here, and he’s got some ideas to help us improve for tomorrow. But overall the team is sailing quite well, and now it’s about making the top 4 after the Round Robins to reach the semis. »

Yann Gouniot, Mainsail Trimmer : « These races against the Russians today have been really tight and thus really interesting, with several leader changes. In the second race in particular where the wind shifted a bit on the left: we are quite happy with our good tactics, manoeuvres, a good boat speed, but we also had a good start, so we managed to score that new point. It is a pity for the first race of course, as it was also very tight. Synergy pushed us over the lay line, and unfortunately a bit too far. The Russians also sailed well protecting the right hand side until the end, and we didn’t manage to come back despite our attacks. If you want to sail close, you have to do nice manoeuvres and sail well with good tactics. Today the wind shifted to the left, and in this case it is very difficult for the leader to choose between keeping the starboard advantage (and so the priority), or sailing to the left for the wind. We chose to remain on the left in that case on the second race thanks to John Cutler, and we came back on Synergy, managing to take the lead back just before the end of the second upwind beat, and to keep it. It’s always nice to win a race like this, and it’s a well-deserved point. »


Results Day 4 – Round Robin 1
Race 1: Synergy def ALL4ONE, 00:08
Race 2: Artemis def Mascalzone Latino, 00:39
Race 3: ALL4ONE def Synergy, 00:11
Race 4: Mascalzone Latino def Artemis, 00:38
Race 5: BMW Oracle Racing def Emirates Team New Zealand, 00:19
Race 6 : Emirates Team New Zealand def BMW Oracle Racing, 00:01


Round Robin 1 provisional results
BMW Oracle Racing 7
Emirates Team New Zealand 3,5
Artemis Racing 3
Synergy 3
ALL4ONE 3
Mascalzone Latino 2

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]]> Stephanie Nadin 2010-11-17T14:15Z http://www.k-challenge.org/news.php?value=657 http://www.k-challenge.org/news.php?value=657 TWO POINTS IN ONE DAY FOR ALL4ONE IN LOUIS VUITTON TROPHY – DUBAI
Dubai, UAE - 2010-11-16


Here we go, finally! ALL4ONE has started to score points on the Louis Vuitton Trophy – Dubai, winning today its two first points against the Italian team, who is also the Challenger of Record for the 34th America’s Cup: Mascalzone Latino. Work and patience have paid back as Jochen Schümman had predicted it, and the French-German team is tonight 3rd on the provisional ranking, as well as Synergy and Artemis who also have 2 points.
ALL4ONE will sail against Russian team Synergy tomorrow for Round Robin day 4.

Philippe Mourniac, Navigator : « It was a perfect day. After training days, which went really well, we were feeling good. Unfortunately, the two first days against Emirates Team New Zealand and BMW Oracle Racing have not been good, even if it was tight. After yesterday’s disappointment, we were all hoping to score a point today. Two is even better! »

Jochen Schümann, Skipper : « The Italians made two individual mistakes that helped us a little bit. First one, when they were over the start line early (in race 1), and the other time was when they had a bad jibe, where they nearly broke the pole. These were opportunities we used to be at the lead and to defend the lead successfully. We missed our chance to be in the final in La Maddalena, so hopefully we will make enough points here in the earlier rounds to progress to the semi-finals, having a chance to get to the finals. »

Kelvin Harrap, Coach : « We sailed really well today. I think it is very rewarding as a coach when you see the improvement. We still made some little mistakes and there is room for improvement, which in some ways is a good thing, but the team did a lot of things right today, which was fantastic. They particularly sailed very well downwind today. Their jibes were better than anyone else out there. And tactically Jochen and John did a great job. I think the future looks good for this team. »

Carlo Castellano, Grinder: « it’s always difficult as all the teams here are really good. So to win, you need to be good, and to have a little bit of luck too, which was the case today. We made them do a mistake in race 2 when they lost their spinnaker pole in the water, as we put them a bit under pressure, and we took advantage of it. So finally the good results came, after two days with no point but sailing well. Now we will try to get more points in the days to come. Tomorrow is another day, and there is still a long way to go.»


Results Day 3 – Round Robin 1
Race 1: ALL4ONE def Mascalzone Latino, 00:22
Race 2: BMW Oracle Racing def Synergy, 00:58
Race 3: ALL4ONE def Mascalzone Latino, 00:13
Race 4: BMW Oracle Racing def Synergy, 00:15
Race 5: Artemis def Emirtaes Team New Zealand, 00:21
Race 6 : Mascalzone Latino def Synergy, 00:15


Round Robin 1 provisional results
BMW Oracle Racing 6
Emirates Team New Zealand 2,5
Artemis Racing 2
ALL4ONE 2
Synergy 2
Mascalzone Latino 1

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]]> Stephanie Nadin 2010-11-16T14:15Z http://www.k-challenge.org/news.php?value=656 http://www.k-challenge.org/news.php?value=656 TIGHT MATCHES FOR ALL4ONE AGAINST EMIRATES TEAM NEW ZEALAND IN THE LOUIS VUITTON TROPHY - DUBAI
- 2010-11-15

On the second day of Round Robin 1 in the Louis Vuitton Tropy Dubai, ALL4ONE raced against Emirates Team New Zealand, which is the team that the French-German crew trained with the week before the event.
ALL4ONE doesn’t score any point today despite very tight matches, but Jochen Schümann’s team is eager than ever to win its first points, after having started the event against two top teams this week.

Ray Davies, Tactician – Emirates Team New Zealand: « The conditions were very tricky. The first race was very shifty and light. Then on the second race we had a big thundercloud that moved through over the race course and the breeze has shifted a big time to the right (like nearly a 70 degrees shift). Then it slightly came back to the left, and ALL4ONE did a good job getting the first shift on the left-hand side. Then we managed to keep it close and passed them on the run. They rounded the bottom mark hooked into leeward of us, and that was pretty much game over for them from that point on. Obviously we had a good training session this week building up with ALL4ONE, they’re an excellent training partner, it was bad to get a couple of wins against them today, but they’ve definitely got stronger and stronger over the last year of this Louis Vuitton Trophy regattas. »


Sebastien Col, Helmsman – ALL4ONE: « We have the impression since two days that our level really went up in any case compared to the Louis Vuitton Trophy – La Maddalena, but it’s true that we didn’t manage to score any points yet. I think that we have raced the two best teams here so far. So we started with the hardest part, and I hope we will win some points quickly. It is all about details, which is very nice in a way, except when you lose of course. On the second race and the first mark downwind, (where lots of things can happen in general, as it is the last obvious opportunity for a team to pass its opponent), we were leading the match, but not with a sufficient lead (only 30 to 40m). Emirates Team New Zealand always has the ability to put pressure in the match, switching modes on the boat to create some surprises for its competitors, which happened again today. We could have rounded first if we had been a few more seconds ahead, but we were too short. So we end up just a few meters behind, but it’s not enough to create another opportunity to come back. All the races are very short here with the new format. There is a lot more pressure on the helmsmen and afterguards to achieve good starts. Today was clearly a lot better for us than yesterday, as we managed to get out of tricky situations on the starts. We chose the right on the first match as it seemed better, but Team New Zealand came back nicely from the left. Then on the second start, we wanted the right but ended up with the left, but it was the right side to be. So we’ve had a bit more luck than on the first race. We now have to win some points, even if we have the sensation to sail well, meaning that we don’t have the same kind of discussions than in La Maddalena anymore. Jochen Schümann has the right words for that: we have to be patient, and stick together. If we continue to sail like that, it will pay back for sure and I really hope that it will be as soon as possible. »

ALL4ONE will race tomorrow against Mascalzone Latino (Italy).


Results Day 2 – Round Robin 1
Race 1: Emirates Team Zealand def ALL4ONE, 00:23
Race 2: BMW Oracle Racing def Artemis, 00:27
Race 3: Emirates Team Zealand bat ALL4ONE, 00:17
Race 4: BMW Oracle Racing def Artemis, 00:37
Race 5: Synergy def Mascalzone Latino, 01:19


Round Robin 1 provisional results
BMW Oracle Racing 4
Emirates Team New Zealand 2,5
Synergy 2
Artemis Racing 1
Mascalzone Latino 0
ALL4ONE 0

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]]> Stephanie Nadin 2010-11-15T14:15Z http://www.k-challenge.org/news.php?value=655 http://www.k-challenge.org/news.php?value=655 RACING STARTED TODAY IN THE LOUIS VUITTON TROPHY - DUBAI
Dubai, UAE - 2010-11-14

Today was finally the first race day on the Louis Vuitton Trophy – Dubai, where each team will race two times against all its competitors in the first Round Robin.
ALL4ONE was racing against BMW Oracle Racing today to start with, who is not less than the Defender of the 34th America’s Cup.
The Americans won the two first points, despite the fact that ALL4ONE fought hard to keep the racing as close as they could.

John Cutler, Tactician: « It wasn’t our best day in the office today. We’re pretty disappointed because we’ve been training hard for this event. I’m pleased with what we accomplished in the training, but today we got kind of a starting lesson, so that wasn’t too good. These courses are quite short, and there are plenty of marks and laylines to go, rounds that keep pushing the boats together, but if you’re just a little bit behind when the gun goes, especially against a team like BMW Oracle Racing, then they make your life pretty miserable. So we had a long day doing a lot of tacks, and not getting a lot to show for. The new format for sure saves us a lot of time, we get more racing in, and that’s what we’re here for: do as many races as possible. Tomorrow will be a better day for us. »

Olivier Douillard, Traveller: « Today has not really been good for us, as we don’t come back with points out of the two matches of the day. We have to change that tomorrow. We met some difficulties on the start of the first race that cost us the point, then on the second race we were a bit penalized by the new kind of race course that we use here, as it is shorter and so gives less opportunities in the game: BMW Oracle Racing took the right at the start, and there was no door open to come back after that. We will arrive tomorrow on the race course with the same positive spirit as usual, as the road is still long, and every point can be taken. Everything is possible for the rest of the competition, as the six teams here are able to take any point, so we have to give the best of us for each race. »

Tomorrow, ALL4ONE will race against the crew with which the French-German team trained in Dubai last week in order to prepare this Louis Vuitton Trophy: Emirates Team New Zealand.


Results Day 1 – Round Robin 1
Race 1: Mascalzone Latino Audi def Emirates Team New Zealand, 00:27
Race 2: Artemis Racing def Synergy Russian Sailing Team, 00:30
Race 3: Emirates Team New Zealand def Mascalzone Latino Audi
Race 4: Synergy def Artemis Racing, 00:31
Race 5: BMW Oracle Racing def ALL4ONE, 00:17
Race 6: BMW Oracle Racing def ALL4ONE, 00:24


Round Robin 1 provisional results
BMW Oracle Racing 2
Artemis Racing 1
Synergy 1
Emirates Team New Zealand 0,5
Mascalzone Latino 0
ALL4ONE 0

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]]> Stephanie Nadin 2010-11-14T14:15Z http://www.k-challenge.org/news.php?value=653 http://www.k-challenge.org/news.php?value=653 ALL4ONE READY TO COMPETE IN THE LOUIS VUITTON TROPHY-DUBAI
Dubai, UAE - 2010-11-11

On the day before the opening of the Louis Vuitton Trophy, ALL4ONE is ready to get into the competition against five other of the best sailing teams in the world.

From November 12 to 27, the six teams joining this last Louis Vuitton Trophy (ALL4ONE (FRA-GER), Synergy (RUS), Artemis (SWE), Emirates Team New Zealand (NZL), BMW Oracle Racing (USA) and Mascalzone Latino (ITA)) will fight for the last time on legendary boats, the America’s Cup Class boats, which were launched in 1990.

The event will rely on four boats (USA 87 & USA 98 - BMW Oracle Racing’s boats, and NZL 84 & NZL 92 - Emirates Team New Zealand’s boats), which will form two pairs of even ACC boats for the teams to offer intense regattas and duels to the public on site and on the live web TV programme.

The match-racing format of the competition will consist in 4 phases: two Round Robins (from Sunday 14 to Tuesday 23), semi-finals (first to two points), and one final on Saturday 27 (first to three points).

The French-German team arrived in Dubai on November 7th, and is already training since 5 days with Emirates Team New Zealand on a race course that promises an incredible show in the heart of a city recognized as the “Pearl of the Persian Gulf.”

Sebastien Col, Helmsman: « The training went really well. We had the opportunity to train with Emirates Team New Zealand on site, with the boats that will be used for the event, which is ideal. Moreover, we work here with a coach who has a lot of experience: Kelvin Harrap (formerly TeamOrigin), and who brings us a lot of input. Having been contacted by Team New Zealand is really gratifying, and that gave us a lot of confidence, while knowing that they could have invited some other team. We learn a lot sailing with them here, as well as from our coach. Team New Zealand puts a lot of pressure on its competitors in general, as they have a strong ability to put a lot of intensity in the duels. Psychologically, we have seen all the season that all the other teams are a small level under. But I think that the difference is now getting smaller and smaller, and we’ve seen some teams giving a hard time to the Kiwis. On our side we have improved all along the season, and we certainly hope to do even better here, as we feel stronger and stronger as a team, being in terms of sailing or in terms of management. The best teams are here, it was important and a real choice from us to be here. The level is very high, it is now up to us to show what we are able to do. »

Matti Paschen, Spinnaker trimmer: « I have been sailing here before with our RC44 team called Sea Dubai. The team is based here, so we did a lot of training and RC44 races here, so for me it’s kind of a “second home”. It’s good to come back and race here again. The training week with Emirates Team New Zealand has been really good. We tried some new things as we might have new race courses here, that will be much shorter. So it will be much shorter upwind, and put a lot of pressure on the whole crew. The crew work will be very very important here, as well as the starts. So we trained on all that with Team New Zealand, which is “THE” team to beat or to train with. So for us it’s been really good and really intense so far. We did some very good racing in La Maddalena and have been on quite a high level, finishing first in the Round Robin and ended up 3rd in the event, so we had a really good regatta. We didn’t sail together on such a big boat since then, but now after the training week we feel the same good team spirit again. Only six teams in the competition here don’t make it any easier, as all the good teams are still here. The racing will be even harder. »


ALL4ONE finished 5th of Louis Vuitton Trophy – Nice, 5th of Louis Vuitton Trophy – Auckland and 3rd of Louis Vuitton Trophy – La Maddalena.


The ALL4ONE team for Louis Vuitton Trophy – Dubai will be formed of:

Jochen Schümann GER – Skipper and Strategist (3 America's Cup campaigns, 2 wins, 3 times Olympic Gold Medalist, and 1 Silver Olympic medal)
Sebastien Col FRA – Helmsman (2 America's Cup campaigns, French Match Racing Team)
John Cutler NZL – Tactician (5 America's Cup campaigns, Olympic Bronze Medalist)
Philippe Mourniac FRA – Navigator (3 America's Cup campaigns, multihull)
Michi Müller GER – Mast (1 America's Cup campaign, Volvo Ocean Race)
Matti Paschen GER – Spinnaker Trimmer (1 America's Cup campaign)
Jean-Marie Dauris FRA – Bow (2 America's Cup campaigns)
Christophe André FRA – Mid-bow (1 America's Cup campaign, French Match Racing Team)
Albert Jacobsoone FRA – Pit (7 America's Cup campaigns)
Gilles Favennec FRA – Pit Assist (2 America's Cup campaigns, French Match Racing Team)
Carlo Castellano ITA – Grinder (3 America's Cup campaigns)
Piero Romeo ITA-GER – Grinder (3 America's Cup campaigns, 1 win of Louis Vuitton Cup)
Virgilio Torrecilla ESP – Afterguard Grinder (2 America's Cup campaigns)
Christian Scherrer SUI – Jib Trimmer (4 America's Cup campaigns, 1 win, Whitbread)
Peter van Niekerk NED – Mainsail Grinder (2 America's Cup campaigns, 2 wins)
Yann Gouniot FRA – Mainsail Trimmer (5 America's Cup campaigns, 1 win)
Olivier Douillard FRA – Traveller (2 America's Cup campaigns)

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]]> Stephanie Nadin 2010-11-11T14:15Z http://www.k-challenge.org/news.php?value=652 http://www.k-challenge.org/news.php?value=652 ALL4ONE SAILS AGAINST TOP AMERICA’S CUP TEAMS IN LOUIS VUITTON TROPHY DUBAI
Valencia, Spain - 2010-10-26

After finishing the Audi MedCup circuit with 3 podium places in 5 events, the next and final sailing stage in 2010 for ALL4ONE will be the Louis Vuitton Trophy Dubai from 12 to 27 of November.

This regatta will show once again top-level competition and spectacular duels between worlds best teams racing in pairs of supplied even America’s Cup Class boats. The entry list gathers the top teams of 2010 Louis Vuitton Trophy season: Emirates Team New Zealand (NZL), Synergy (RUS), ALL4ONE (FRA-GER), Artemis (SWE), as well as Mascalzone Latino (ITA, Challenger of Record of the 34th America’s Cup) and BMW Oracle Racing (USA, Defender of the 34th America’s Cup), for the final event in Dubai.

ALL4ONE will actually go to Dubai already on November 6th, the French-German team led by Jochen Schümann and Sebastien Col, has been invited for a training week by Dean Barker, skipper and helmsman of Emirates Team Zealand. Training with ETNZ is certainly the best possible match racing preparation on America’s Cup Class boats for ALL4ONE, but also recognition of ALL4ONE’s 2010 performance from its toughest, and the best competitor in 2010.

Stephane Kandler, ALL4ONE’s CEO: “We have a strong sailing program at the highest level to close our 2010 season with the Louis Vuitton Trophy Dubai, after having competed in the Audi MedCup, the TP52 Worlds and three other Louis Vuitton Trophy events this year. These top-level competitions have allowed us to face regularly the best teams in the world. We consider that building a strong team with enough common experience is the most important thing to be competitive whatever the boat is, including in the America’s Cup. This is what we have started to do with success since more than a year, sailing against many of the teams who are potential Challengers for the next America’s Cup.
The America’s Cup has actually always been one of our goals and we wish to take part to it, as the challenge will be more open than ever with the changes including the new format and multihull boat rule for the 34th America’s Cup.
We’re working on the feasibility of a project with Bruno Peyron and Loïck Peyron, which would gather our team experience and learnings of past America’s Cup campaigns with best experiences in multihull sailing, including last America’s Cup races – first America’s Cup racing ever in multihulls.”

Jochen Schümann, ALL4ONE Sports Director: “We had a successful 2010 season in the Audi MedCup and the Louis Vuitton Trophy events, achieving good results as a team. Only one year ago ALL4ONE was created in order to race in the most challenging international sailing events, where we must compete with the best teams in the world to become a top team. We’re now working hard towards the next season while trying to set up the best possible America's Cup project.”

ALL4ONE has proven to have the main assets of a great team in order to achieve its goals successfully, but also to have the capacity to convince partners to join the team’s effort. ALL4ONE will then be able to become a Challenger of the 34th America’s Cup, which is an important target for the coming months.


About ALL4ONE

> Two sailing enthusiasts, Stephan Kandler, (CEO of former K-Challenge from France, Challenger in the 32nd America’s Cup) and Jochen Schümann from Germany, triple Olympic Champion and twice winner of the America's Cup (with Alinghi), teamed up to create a new team - ALL4ONE.
The team is based on the experience of America's Cup winners and Olympic Gold medallists, as well as on the ambition of young upcoming talents, building an international team with strong roots from Europe, including sailors from France, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, Netherlands and Italy.
Driven by common values and excellence in sailing, ALL4ONE has the goal to take up the most challenging and demanding achievements of international team sailing, including the America's Cup.

>> In a few months only, ALL4ONE has managed to reach the level of the top teams and convinced significant sponsors:
- 3 times on the podium of the Audi MedCup 2010 (5 stages)
- 3rd of Louis Vuitton Trophy – La Maddalena 2010
- 5th of Louis Vuitton Trophy – Auckland 2010
- 5th of Louis Vuitton Trophy – Nice 2009

>>> ALL4ONE is supported by French Television Group Canal+ since the French-German team was launched, which has made it possible to get a significant media coverage for the team and its sponsors: each of the 96 racing days this year have been supported by the broadcast of a daily and dedicated 5 minutes programme, allowing the public to meet with ALL4ONE’s team members on a regular basis in order to share their daily life. The programmes are now broadcasted as well on the web site www.canalplus.fr since August, as part of the same deal.


]]> Stephanie Nadin 2010-10-26T14:15Z http://www.k-challenge.org/news.php?value=651 http://www.k-challenge.org/news.php?value=651 Dubai regatta to mark the close of the Louis Vuitton Trophy
Dubai, U.A.E - 2010-09-22

Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of Emirates Airline, the top international sailing teams in the world will face-off in Dubai in November to contest the Louis Vuitton Trophy.

Racing is scheduled to start on November 14th on the waters of the Arabian Gulf, off the spectacular Dubai International Marine Club (DIMC), and will continue through November 27th when the final Louis Vuitton Trophy champion will be crowned.



The Dubai event marks the last of the Louis Vuitton Trophy regattas, as the teams begin to shift their focus to the 34th America’s Cup and its series of multihull regattas.



“The Louis Vuitton Trophy Dubai is going to be very special for us,” confirmed Yves Carcelle, the Chairman and CEO of Louis Vuitton. “We have had a long association – over 25 years – with the America’s Cup. This chapter of the story is coming to an end but we are very proud and happy that the Louis Vuitton Trophy has been able to provide a competitive outlet over the past two years for so many of the teams.”



Among those scheduled to participate in Dubai is the most recent winner of the America’s Cup, BMW ORACLE Racing (USA), as well as Emirates Team New Zealand, who have captured the last two Louis Vuitton Trophy events, in La Maddalena, Italy and at home in Auckland, New Zealand.



Teams from Russia, Italy, Sweden, France-Germany and Great Britain, boasting some of the top sailing talent in the world, will also be competing, with the Kiwi and American teams supplying the four ACC boats to be used for the races.



“We’ve witnessed some fabulous racing at the Louis Vuitton Trophy and brought the very best sailing teams in the world to some incredible venues,” said Paul Cayard, the President of the WSTA, and skipper of the Artemis (SWE) team.



“As a sailor, I am sure Dubai will be no different. We can expect more intense competition in great racing conditions as the teams begin to gear up for the next America’s Cup.”



In Dubai, the teams will compete for two weeks in a one-on-one match racing format, through a Round Robin, and elimination rounds, culminating in a final between the two strongest competitors.



The Louis Vuitton Trophy Dubai is the fourth and final regatta of its kind, the result of a partnership between Louis Vuitton, the World Sailing Teams Association (WSTA) and the regatta venues. In Dubai, Emirates has come aboard as a Principal Sponsor for the event.



In addition to the Louis Vuitton Trophy racing, which will take place very close to shore, making for fantastic viewing, there will be plenty of other activities at the race village adjacent to the DIMC.



The Louis Vuitton Junior Trophy will gather up to 40 of the best young sailors in the region to compete in the Open BIC class. The winner will have the honour of sailing with their America’s Cup heroes in one of the coveted ‘18th man’ spots on board one of the race boats during the final weekend of competition.



On Saturday, 20th November, the America’s Cup sailors will have to adapt to a new style of racing as they compete in a traditional dhow race. Foreigners have never been permitted to compete in this traditional style of racing, making this an historical opportunity.



“The UAE has always had strong links with the sea and has focused on preserving the traditional sailing dhow of this region. From a working fleet, which dwindled in the late 1980’s we are proud to see fleets of up to two hundred boats today,” explained Saeed Hareb CEO of DIMC.



“The Louis Vuitton Trophy Dubai is a great opportunity in countless ways but it also gives us the chance to unite cultures in a unique sporting event by inviting the America’s Cup sailors to experience racing on our traditional dhows.”



There will be full coverage of the Louis Vuitton Trophy Dubai on the event website, www.louisvuittontrophy.com. The final three days of racing will be shown live on Dubai TV.

]]> www.louisvuittontrophy.com 2010-09-22T14:15Z http://www.k-challenge.org/news.php?value=650 http://www.k-challenge.org/news.php?value=650 AMERICA'S CUP TRANSFORMED BY RADICAL CHANGES
Valencia, Spain - 2010-09-13

New class of boat and annual series of racing among introductions

The America’s Cup, sailing’s most iconic event, has been re-energized and rejuvenated, ready for 2013 and the future.

The best sailors in the world will race on the fastest boats with the introduction of an exciting wingsail catamaran.

To build interest and audiences ahead of the 34th Match in 2013 is a new annual World Series, commencing in 2011.

A clear vision for the future led to analysis of the best practices in other major sports. Six months of dialogue with potential teams and stakeholders followed, resulting in the transformed competition details that were released today.

Highlights include:

- New, exciting class of boat, the AC72 wingsail catamaran
- New annual World Series starting in 2011
- New Youth America’s Cup from 2012
- Transformed media for television broadcast and online
- Shorter, action-packed race format
- Race delays minimized – new boat and venues with reliable wind
- Independent race management and fully empowered International Jury to avoid show-stopping disputes
- Effective cost-cutting measures
- Branding freedom for teams
- One global website for all team and racing content



The annual America’s Cup World Series has been designed to create exposure and commercial sustainability for teams and their sponsors. The series featuring the cutting- edge catamaran will deliver exciting racing to new audiences ahead of the America’s Cup Match in 2013.
The AC72 class will be raced from 2012, and a second new boat will be used in next year’s competition for the America’s Cup World Series. Also powered by a wingsail, the AC45 is a scaled down one-design version of the AC72, and will provide a fast-track for competitors in wingsail technology.
“We believe this new format and new boat will put the America’s Cup back at the pinnacle of our sport. These changes will give equal opportunity to competitors and long-term economic stability to all teams and all commercial partners. We promised fairness and innovation and this is what we’ve delivered,” said Russell Coutts, CEO of BMW ORACLE Racing.
The Regatta Director of the independent organization America’s Cup Race Management, ACRM, will be appointed jointly by the Challenger and Defender board members. A financial model for the next Defender to maintain this vision of independent race management allows teams and partners to plan long-term involvement.
“I think that we need to acknowledge that the Defender has kept its word. The America’s Cup is going to have fair rules and a truly independent management of the racing,” said Vincenzo Onorato, President of Mascalzone Latino.
“This change should’ve happened years ago in my opinion. I can see why this important development could last for many years in the future,” Onorato said.
Limits on the number of boats, sails, equipment and support boats, as well as the introduction of no-sail periods will bring significant cost savings for all competitors. Crew sizes will be reduced to 11 members from 17.
For the first time onboard cameramen will be part of the innovative media model that is designed to significantly enhance the television broadcasts and internet content in an effort to grow audiences and bring added value to teams and partners.
In releasing the Protocol, the Defender has forfeited some of the rights traditionally enjoyed by the holder of the trophy in the interest of making the competition more balanced and fair. Majority approval of the competitors is required to amend the Protocol.
“During our six months of planning we spoke to the teams, to commercial partners, to media and to the fans. A clear and compelling vision emerged – that to capture and communicate the excitement our sport can produce, we need the best sailors racing the fastest boat in the world,” Coutts said.
In an effort to develop the next generation of best sailors, the new AC45 will be used for the Youth America’s Cup beginning in 2012, a new initiative to provide young sailors a pathway to the America’s Cup.
With today’s release of the Protocol, class of boat and year in which the match will be held, three of the four cornerstones for the 34th Match are in place. The final piece, the venue, is scheduled to be announced by the end of the year.


Quote from Stephane Kandler, ALL4ONE’s CEO: ”I think the America’s Cup would have turned into a multihulls race format sooner or later anyway. This will enable the event to become more spectacular, and for all the teams to start equally from scratch. Looking at the sports side, with this rigid wing sail, it’s going to be exciting; the boat will be very powerful. The important point is not to have a huge amount of money, but to gather an efficient group working together for years. That is our case.
Following this strategy, ALL4ONE will conclude its big 2010 season by taking part to the last stage of the Audi MedCup in Cagliari (Sardinia) from September 20 to 25, then to the TP52 World Championships in Valencia, Spain, from October 5 to 10. Last but not least, the full team will finally gather in Dubaï for the last Louis Vuitton Trophy from November 12 to 27.”







]]> Source: www.americascup.com 2010-09-13T14:15Z http://www.k-challenge.org/news.php?value=649 http://www.k-challenge.org/news.php?value=649 THEFIRSTCLUB.COM: A NEW SUPPORTER JOINS ALL4ONE IN THE LOUIS VUITTON TROPHY
Valencia, Spain - 2010-06-10

ALL4ONE will now carry the colours of TheFirstClub.com on its spinnaker in the Louis Vuitton Trophy. "We are really proud to welcome this company and all its team on board ALL4ONE. TheFirstClub.com's philosophy perfectly fits with our international values", announced today Stephane Kandler, French-German team ALL4ONE's CEO.



TheFirstClub.com is an online instant rewards and incentive service especially dedicated to sales promotions, loyalty programmes, and corporate rewards and incentives, offering consumers the opportunity to download millions of choices of the latest digital content including music tracks, PC games and software and mobile content. Whether you choose to offer TheFirstClub.com gift vouchers or have a bespoke branded version of the service, TheFirstClub.com is the perfect tool to enhance your loyalty programmes, sales promotions and corporate rewards program.

TheFirstClub.com is the only rewards site of its kind, available worldwide. In an effort to continually enhance our offering, shortly movie blockbusters and TV series, audio books, eBooks and digital magazines will be available for download and unique promotions.



Denis Huré, C.E.O. of TFC International Ltd. states: "Denis Huré, C.E.O. of TFC International Ltd. states: "TheFirstClub.com (TFC) is very proud and excited to support the All4One team for the Louis Vuitton Trophy. At TFC we strongly believe in new challenges and we were seduced by the All4One spirit that is in perfect match with our own philosophy: the search for excellence, performance and innovation, the maximization of a remarkable international team spirit and experience that enhances our company at any level. We wish the All4One team the best of luck and are pleased to share this unique sailing experience with them."



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]]> Stephanie Nadin 2010-06-10T14:15Z http://www.k-challenge.org/news.php?value=648 http://www.k-challenge.org/news.php?value=648 ALL4ONE TAKES THE 3rd PLACE IN LOUIS VUITTON TROPHY LA MADDALENA / EMIRATES TEAM NEW ZEALAND WINNER
La Maddalena, Sardinia, Italy - 2010-06-06

ALL4ONE takes the third place in Louis Vuitton Trophy-La Maddalena, after having been defeated by Synergy in the semi-final.
This final result shows a good performance from the French-German team, reaching this stage of the competition for the first time after having finished first of the Round Robin, but also a promising success looking towards the next Louis Vuitton Trophy-Dubai which will take place in November.
Till that, the team will carry on sailing together with one event per month on the Audi MedCup Circuit, which will continue to reinforce the team’s cohesion and to multiply the hours spent together on the water, which are key elements of the ALL4ONE platform.

They have said:

Stephane Kandler, ALL4ONE’s CEO: “Only seven months after its creation, ALL4ONE has proven that this team is able to be competitive against the top teams. We hope now to be able to become a permanent team in the long term, as a team like Team New Zealand is. In order to achieve this, we need to sail as often as possible with the same group. The Louis Vuitton Trophy and the Audi MedCup are the first stages of our long term project which is to become a competitive team in the America's Cup. Thanks to the hard work of our team members and the commitment of our first sponsors (Audi, Canal+ Geodis, adidas, Saint Honoré, Château Tourril), we were able to build strong foundations and the next regattas of the season will enable us to still improve and make this high potential group stronger.”

Jochen Schümann, Skipper and Sports Director: “it was a very successful event for ALL4ONE, and our most successful Round Robin following a learning curve after the first event in Nice, where we finished 7th of the Round Robin and 5th overall, and then after the second event in Auckland, where we finished 3rd of the Round Robin and 5th overall. That’s a big win for us, even if we didn’t win the event and dropped out in the semis where we did two major mistakes: leading and not winning a race is always a big mistake, so then you don’t deserve to reach the final which would be the next best step after being in the semis. But we made a headline winning the Round Robin, so that’s why it is a great success for us in total.”

Next event for the French-German team will be the Marseille Trophy, June 15-20, second step of the Audi MedCup Circuit 2010 for Audi A1 Team powered by ALL4ONE.


Results Day 16 Louis Vuitton Trophy La Maddalena

FINAL
Emirates Team New Zealand vs Synergy (best of 5) : 3-2


Round Robin results
Ranking/team/points
1 - ALL4ONE 6
2 - Artemis 6
3 - Emirates Team New Zealand 6
4 - Mascalzone Latino 5
5 - Synergy 5
6 - Azzurra 4
7 - TeamOrigin 4
8 - Luna Rossa 3
9 - BMW Oracle Racing 3
10 - Aleph -2


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]]> Stephanie Nadin 2010-06-06T14:15Z http://www.k-challenge.org/news.php?value=647 http://www.k-challenge.org/news.php?value=647 ALL4ONE WILL SAIL TOMORROW FOR THE 3rd PLACE OF THE LOUIS VUITTON TROPHY LA MADDALENA
La Maddalena, Sardinia, Italy - 2010-06-05

ALL4ONE lost in their semi-final against Synergy, and will sail tomorrow against Artemis in the “petite finale” for the 3rd place of the Louis Vuitton Trophy-La Maddalena.

The matches of the day:
As in the first semi-final yesterday where Emirates Team New Zealand won 2-1 against Artemis, there wasn’t a lot of wind today on the race course of La Maddalena (7 to 8 knots of wind only), and that made the tacticians work really hard again.

A starboard tack start on the first race, on time at the pin, launched the Russian boat out to an early lead of 64 metres. However Synergy chose the wrong gate at the end of the first run. ALL4ONE accelerated away from the opposite gate to claim the advantaged left side and built a 30 second lead at the top. Both boats did their rounding and it was Synergy who reclaimed the lead to the finish.

On the second match, ALL4ONE’s early move to break clear of a dialup ended the team’s hopes in the race and the semi-final. Seb Col got clear and sailed away but gybed returned to the line early on starboard. Synergy followed, and hooked and broke the collision wand on ALL4ONE’s leeward quarter. The French-German team was over early in his efforts to wriggle clear and was forced to restart, carrying a penalty. Synergy romped away in a building breeze.

Olivier Douillard, Traveller: “the team improved a lot since the Louis Vuitton Trophy-Auckland, and we have identified some points in New Zealand that we corrected and improved here, but we now get to a level where all the small details are important, and we still need to work on coordination.”

Carlo Castellano, Grinder: “today we paid for our mistakes, even if we came back really well in the first match, and that is sport. We made a step ahead in this competition, and we have to keep on working and sailing together to carry on improving as we did. We still have one race to go tomorrow, and we will work hard on this one.”

Results Day 15
Semi-Final
SYNERGY Russian Sailing Team defeats ALL4ONE 2-0

FINAL
Emirates Team New Zealand races against Synergy (best of 5).
Synergy wins the first match.


Round Robin results
ALL4ONE 6
Artemis 6
Emirates Team New Zealand 6
Mascalzone Latino 5
Synergy 5
Azzurra 4
TeamOrigin 4
Luna Rossa 3
BMW Oracle Racing 3
Aleph -2


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