THE TEAMS OF THE 32nd AMERICA'S CUP The teams of the 32nd America's Cup are composed of the best sailors, designers, sailmakers, nautical engineers and boat builders in the world. While it is the sailors who get the glory, ultimate success comes only through the efforts of the entire team; some 100 people all working with the same goal in mind - to win the fabled America's Cup. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Defender ALINGHI Société Nautique de Genève - SUI -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Challenger (In order of acceptance) BMW ORACLE RACING Golden Gate Yacht Club - USA -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +39 CHALLENGE Circolo Vela Gargnano - ITA -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TEAM SHOSHOLOZA Royal Cape Yacht Club - RSA -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EMIRATES TEAM NEW ZEALAND Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron - NZL -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LUNA ROSSA CHALLENGE Yacht Club Italiano - ITA -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AREVA CHALLENGE Cercle de la Voile de Paris - FRA -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VICTORY CHALLENGE Gamla Stans Yacht Sällskap - SWE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DESAFÍO ESPAÑOL 2007 Real Federación Española de Vela - ESP -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MASCALZONE LATINO - CAPITALIA TEAM Reale Yacht Club Canottieri Savoia - ITA -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UNITED INTERNET TEAM GERMANY Deutscher Challenger Yacht Club - GER -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHINA TEAM Qingdao International Yacht Club - CHN