Orient Express Racing Team
| Orient Express Team | |
|---|---|
 Orient Express Racing Team | |
| Career | |
| Yacht club |  Société Nautique de Saint-Tropez |
| Established | 2001 |
| Nation |  France |
| CEO | Bruno Dubois and Stephane Kandler |
| Skipper | Quentin Delapierre |
| Yachts | |
| Sail no. | Boat name |
| FRA–93 | FRA 93 |
Orient Express Racing Team is a French yacht racing team that competes in International America's Cup Class races. The team has formally competed as K-Challenge, Areva Challenge (between 2005 and 2007) and ALL4ONE Challenge.[1]
History
As Areva Challenge they participated in the Louis Vuitton Cup 2007, the challenger series held prior to the 32nd America's Cup. They were eliminated in the Round Robin phase.
They also competed in the Louis Vuitton Pacific Series in 2009 and are part of the Louis Vuitton Trophy, hosting the Louis Vuitton Trophy - Nice event.
In February 2023 the team was rebranded to Orient Express Racing Team after sponsorship from Orient Express and Accor.[2] The team is currently competing in the 2024 Louis Vuitton Cup (Challenger Selections Series)[3] attempting to qualify for the 2024 America's Cup.[4]
References
- ^ "Team Profile: ALL4ONE". TVNZ. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
- ^ "America's Cup: K-Challenge morphs into Orient Express Team for 2024 Challenge". www.sail-world.com. Retrieved 2023-08-20.
- ^ Cup, America's. "LOUIS VUITTON 37TH AMERICA'S CUP BARCELONA". 37th America's Cup. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
- ^ Pokorny, Tatjana. "Neues Team "Orient Express": Frankreich will den America's Cup holen". YACHT - Alles rund ums Segeln (in German). Retrieved 2024-01-02.
External links
Syndicates competing in the 2007 Louis Vuitton Cup | |
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