19 Dec 2009

Auckland event inspires further Louis Vuitton races

4:37 pm on 19 December 2009

Four more Louis Vuitton Trophy regattas have been announced following the success of the inaugural event in Auckland in February and last month's event in Nice.

The World Sailing Teams Association's to hold the next regatta in Auckland in March along with events at Sardinia in May to June, the Middle East in November and Hong Kong next January.

Each Louis Vuitton Trophy regatta is a stand-alone regatta sailed in event-supplied 85-foot long AC Class yachts that require a crew of 17 top sailors to sail.