The French challenge that the New Zealanders wanted

There is a new contender for the 2024 America’s Cup, the return of the Frenchman from the K-Challenge to the Cup, the team has formalized the challenge for the next America’s Cup, the news is confirmed by the defender of the New Zealand team.

The challenge was a little surprising as, although there had been talk for some time of a new contender, it seemed difficult to capitalize on the opportunity to enter another team.

In addition to the New Zealanders, Luna Rossa, American Magic, Alingi, Eneos Britannia and Key Challenge will be present at Barcelona 2024. We have not yet reached the number of copies of the Cup with more than 10 competitors, but two more compared to the last edition, this is an important step forward.

At the helm of the K-Challenge team, supported by the Société Nautique Saint Tropez, are two experienced guys, Bruno Dubois and Stéphane Kandler, who previously competed in the Valencia Cup with the K-Challenge in 2007, and also have experience with others – profile having Sailing events such as Crewed Around the World, formerly the Volvo Ocean Race.

A strong team also relies on technological support from the New Zealand team, who will obviously supply the French with some of their AC 75 components.

Finally, one challenger is useful to the defender, both from the point of view of economic income for the next cup and to ‘suck’ more other contenders into what promises to be a very competitive selection, to decide who will challenge in the eventual New Zealand national team final.

The K-Challenge promises to be a solid challenge that will not only grow in numbers but also compete, even if it lags behind the rest in terms of AC 75 experience and the start timing of the challenge started by Luna Rossa and the others. at full speed for several months.

Certainly, the good news for the America’s Cup is that with an additional crew, the spectacle and audience increase for the America’s Cup eager to recapture past glory at all costs.

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