Americas Cup 33: Valencia May/June 2009
The 32nd Americas cup was the sporting event of the year. For the first time in its long history, the race for the oldest trophy in sport was contested in Europe. Much more than a sailing regatta, the 32nd America’s Cup was indeed a spectacle not to be missed!

The Swiss Defender led by Ernesto Bertarelli, together with the Société Nautique de Genève and ACM, have made public most of the details for the 33rd edition of the oldest trophy in the world of sport.

Following a new agreement with the Spanish state, the Valencia Regional Government and the Valencia Municipality, the Host City for the 33rd America’s Cup will be Valencia. The event will take place in 2009, between May and July, with two pre-regattas to be held in 2008. One of them will be in Valencia in July and the other one in another European country in the autumn. They will be raced on the existing America´s Cup Class (Version 5) boats.

Challenges for the 33rd America’s Cup have been accepted from four yacht clubs to date, the first one being the Spanish Challenger of Record, Club Náutico Español de Vela, represented by Desafío Español. This was followed last week by another veteran from the 32nd campaign, the South African Team Shosholoza, representing the Royal Cape Yacht Club, and early this week by the British newcomer TEAMORIGIN, flying the flag of the Royal Thames Yacht Club. Today, the latest challenger to be accepted is the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron and Team New Zealand.

For the first time in the history of the Cup, European companies have the opportunity to invite guests to witness the world’s greatest and most glamorous sailing event – no more than a few hours away by plane or train.

For a majestic and sophisticated sport, the organisers of the event have developed this very special and exclusive programme so that every guest will leave Port America’s Cup with memories of a superb day of sport, sun and sea with warm Spanish hospitality.