Wednesday, November 5, 2008

CNEV UPDATE

CNEV annual regatta skippers press conference

Skippers press conference of the 2nd Trofeo Desafío Español, Club Náutico Español de Vela (CNEV) annual regatta, will take place tomorrow Thursday, November 6th, at 11.30 AM at Desafio Español base in Port America’s Cup, in Valencia.

CNEV organizes from the 7th to the 9th of November the 2nd Trofeo Desafío Español, which will have yachts and teams from the 32nd America’s Cup. Alinghi -the sailing team of the Defender, Société Nautique de Geneve- and Desafío Español -the syndicate of the Challenger of Record, Club Náutico Español de Vela-, together with the new British team TEAMORIGIN, will sail in a series of races in Valencia. With this competition, the America’s Cup Class yachts will go back to where they belong, the race course.

The presentation act will include a press conference with the America’s Cup skippers, together with Mr. Manuel Chirivella, CNEV president.