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'Victory Challenge's new boat, SWE-63, appears to be very fast and has beaten Team New Zealand's 2000 boats in training,' says Bruno Troublé of Louis Vuitton.

VICTORY CHALLENGE
Country: Sweden
Yacht Club: Gamla Stans Yacht Sällskap
Syndicate Founder: Jan Stenbeck
Skipper: Mats Johansson
Design: German Frers Jnr
History: New challenge

INTERVIEW: OSCAR ANGERVALL

Oscar Angervall is a traveller/runner for Victory Challenge. Oscar has loved his trips to the Bay of Islands and Coromandel, while in New Zealand.

SEND A VICTORY CHALLENGE POSTCARD

Want to support your favourite team? Create your own Victory Challenge e-postcard and send it to your friends! Or how about some Victory Challenge wallpaper on your desktop?

SEE WHERE VICTORY CHALLENGE ARE BASED

Having all the Challengers housed together on syndicate row is a world first. Visit the American Express Viaduct Harbour and check out where Victory Challenge fit into the picture!

THE COMPETITION

The America's Cup regatta. What? Where? When?

THE CHALLENGERS

With the Louis Vuitton Cup predicted to be the best ever in its 149 year history. Who are the nine challengers?

THE DEFENDER

Team New Zealand, defender of the 2003 America's Cup. The Facts and Figures.

Örn, or SWE-63, was the first new boat in the 2003 generation of America's Cup yachts. The Swedish Victory Challenge spent the Southern Hemisphere summer sailing their proud new yacht on the Hauraki Gulf, impressing spectators and rivals alike.

Örn (Swedish for The Eagle) sailed in the international regatta with Team New Zealand, but the Swedes did not participate against the other challengers in the CORM regatta.

‘Örn’ SWE 63 of Victory Challenge. - click for more.

‘Örn’ SWE-63, the yacht of the multinational Swedish Victory Challenge.

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Victory Challenge was headed by the late Swedish media mogul Jan Stenbeck, and has entered the ever-growing Scandinavian yachting scene into the America's Cup. Sadly, Jan Stenbeck passed away on the 19th of August this year, the team was informed just hours after the second boat, Orm (SWE 73) was to be launched in Auckland.

Stenbeck went all-out to launch a serious challenge, buying Team New Zealand's successful 1995 boat NZL38 for his practice yacht. The team spent a season on the Mediterranean sailing alongside the Le Defi Areva and Alinghi crews before venturing downunder.

Örn (SWE-63) was flown into Auckland in the belly of an Antonov and the Swedes started sailing Örn in mid December 2001. They have sailed with the second boat, Örn (SWE-73), since the day after Jan Stenbecks passed away, with the wish to fulfill his dreams and visions.


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