Victory Challenge was a
Swedish
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Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically:
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yacht racing
Yacht racing is a sailing sport involving sailing yachts and larger sailboats, as distinguished from dinghy racing, which involves open boats. It is composed of multiple yachts, in direct competition, racing around a course marked by buoys or ...
team that competed in
2003 America's Cup
The 31st America's Cup was contested between the holder, Team New Zealand, and the winner of the 2003 Louis Vuitton Cup, Alinghi.
Build Up
The 2002–2003 Louis Vuitton Cup, held in the Hauraki Gulf in Auckland, New Zealand saw nine teams fro ...
and
2007 America's Cup
The 2007 America's Cup was the thirty-second challenge for the America's Cup and was won by Alinghi in the 7th race. The Cup is the most famous and most prestigious regatta and '' Match Race'' in the sport of sailing.
As per the Deed of Gift o ...
. The team was initiated in 1999 by Swedish businessman
Jan Stenbeck
Jan Hugo Robert Arne Stenbeck (; 14 November 1942 – 19 August 2002) was a Swedish business leader, media pioneer, sailor and financier. He was head of Kinnevik Group from 1976 and founded among other things the companies Comviq, Invik & C ...
,
and after his death in August 2002, his son Hugo Stenbeck took over.
They also participated in the
Louis Vuitton Cup 2007, the challenger selection series held prior to the
2007 America's Cup
The 2007 America's Cup was the thirty-second challenge for the America's Cup and was won by Alinghi in the 7th race. The Cup is the most famous and most prestigious regatta and '' Match Race'' in the sport of sailing.
As per the Deed of Gift o ...
. It was sponsored primarily by
Red Bull.
References
External links
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America's Cup teams
Sports teams in Sweden
2001 establishments in Sweden
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