Le Défi was a French

America's Cup The America's Cup is a sailing competition and the oldest international competition still operating in any sport. America's Cup match races are held between two sailing yachts: one from the yacht club that currently holds the trophy (known ...

team that competed in the

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and

2003 Louis Vuitton Cup The 6th Louis Vuitton Cup was held in Auckland, New Zealand, in 2003. The winner, Alinghi, went on to challenge for and win the 2003 America's Cup. Teams The Yacht Club Punta Ala was the challenger of record. Alinghi Founded by Swiss business ...

s and in the first few

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of the

2007 Louis Vuitton Cup The 2007 Louis Vuitton Cup held in Valencia, Spain, from April 16 to June 6 was the event used to select the challenger for the 2007 America's Cup. Eleven potential challengers competed in the competition which consisted of two round robins, two ...

. After 2005 Le Défi supported

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History

Le Défi BTT competed in the

2000 Louis Vuitton Cup The 5th Louis Vuitton Cup was held in Auckland, New Zealand, in 2000. The winner, Prada Challenge, went on to challenge for the 2000 America's Cup. It was the first time in the competition's history that there would not be an American chall ...

, sailing FRA-46. The team finished sixth after the round robins, making the elimination stage. However they could not make the finals of the Cup. As Le Defi Areva they entered the

, finishing eighth with FRA-69. They were then eliminated by Victory Challenge in the first knock-out stage. In the first three Louis Vuitton Acts in 2004 Le Defi finished fifth of the eight teams, sailing with FRA-69. After this the team began supporting

and FRA-69 became CHN-69. The team finished last in the

References

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External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Le Defi America's Cup teams