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Team New Zealand Unveils Defender Yachts

Published: Wed 8 Jan 2003 12:34 AM
Photo courtesy of KEYSTONE/Laurent Gillieron
Team New Zealand skipper and OMEGA ambassador Dean Barker, poses for photographers in front of the two boats NZL-81 and NZL-82 during the unveiling ceremony before the final of the Louis Vuitton Challenge Cup, at the Team New Zealand base in Auckland, New Zealand, Tuesday, January 7, 2003.
OMEGA is the Official Timekeeper of the America's Cup. On 11 January 2003, Swiss Defi yacht Alinghi, SUI-64, will race against U.S's Defi yacht Oracle BMW Racing, USA-76, for the Louis Vuitton Challenge Cup, the winner will challenge the defender Team New Zealand for the America's Cup in February 2003.

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