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SAIL NUMBER 101 IS ISSUED
26 June 2007
On Tuesday morning, sail number 101 was issued by Ken McAlpine, the technical director of the America’s Cup Class. There is no information as to which team is building the new boat.
During the 32nd America’s Cup, teams are limited to building two new boats. So this new number could only be issued to one of the ‘one boat’ campaigns – China Team, United Internet Team Germany, Victory Challenge, Areva Challenge, Team Shosholoza or +39 Challenge.
Both Shosholoza and the German team indicated they were planning to build a new boat following their elimination from the Louis Vuitton Cup, so they are the most likely candidates.
There is no rule restricting a new boat to just the current competitors, so it is possible that this could be a new team, or a group that hasn’t made its intentions about the next America’s Cup clear, but that is unlikely.
Under the Rules, the measurers announce when a number has been assigned. It is up to the team to decide if or when they want to say that they are the ones building it.
