Sail No. 89 Allocated

This morning the Technical Director reports that 89 has now been allocated. To summarize from press reports concerning the presumed allocation of previous numbers (and in follow up to our previous post):

83 -- Shosholoza (RSA), raced in 2005.

84 -- Emirates Team New Zealand (NZL), sailed in Auckland before Christmas.

85 -- +39 (ITA), under construction.

86 -- Luna Rossa (ITA), under construction.

87 -- undisclosed.

88 -- Desafio Espanol (ESP), under construction.

89 -- undisclosed.

Reported to have a new boat soon if not already under construction are Alinghi (SUI), BMW ORACLE Racing (USA), Mascalzone Latino (ITA) and United Internet Team Germany (GER).

China Team (CHN), K-Challenge (FRA), and Victory Challenge (SWE) have not announced plans to build new boats for 2006.

In summary, including RSA-83 it appears there will be at least nine "new" (built since the end of AC 31 in March 2003) ACC yachts sailing, if not racing, in Valencia at some point in 2006.