- Title: VARIOUS: VALENCIA WILL STAGE THE AMERICA'S CUP YACHT RACE IN 2007
- Date: 26th November 2003
- Summary: GENEVA, SWITZERLAND (NOVEMBER 26, 2003) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 1. LAKE LEMAN / EXTERIOR HOTEL PRESIDENT WILSON IN GENEVA 2. HEAD OF ALINGHI TEAM SWISS BILLIONAIRE ERNESTO BERTARELLI ARRIVING 3. AMERICAN DENNIS CONNER (CAP), FORMER WINNER OF AMERICA'S CUP 4. PRESENTATION ROOM 5. (SOUNDBITE) ((French) PIERRE-YVES FIRMENICH, COMMODORE OF THE SOCIETE NAUTIQUE DE GENEVE SAYING: "On behalf of the Societe Nautique de Geneve, the trustee of the America's Cup, I have the pleasure and the honour to announce that the host city for the 32nd Americas Cup is Valencia." 6. VARIOUS OF MEMBERS OF VALENCIA BID HUGGING EACH OTHER, CELEBRATING 7. WIDE OF THE ROOM 8. (SOUNDBITE) (English) REPRESENTATIVE OF VALENCIA BID JOSE SALINAS SAYING: "We have presented a project that combines the realibility of the winds, proximity to the sea shores so that the spectators could see perfectly well the competition and all that in a city that combines tradition and modernity and is prepared to work with the America's Cup to the future." 9. PRESENTATION ROOM 10. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ERNESTO BERTARELLI, HEAD OF ALINGHI, SAYING: "Being of the committee, I have to say that it was very very difficult to choose one out of four of very very good cities and as a defender, as Alinghi team, I really hope we will be able to sail in each of these cities in the following four years, in the pre regattas, because having learned of the conditions and the environment available I think it will be fantastic. We are highly motivated and quite keen to retain the Americas Cup but it is always a new beginning and the competition is very strong." 11. WIDE ROOM 12. NEW MEMBER OF ALINGHIS TEAM PETER HOLMBERG TALKING TO PEOPLE 13. (SOUNDBITE) (English) NEW MEMBER OF ALINGHI TEAM PETER HOLMBERG SAYING: "Alinghi..., it's joining the perfect team. It's everything a good sportsman would like to join a team that it is so well organised and potentially so great. Its everything I want." 14. AMERICA'S CUP TROPHY ON DISPLAY AT SEA (FILE) (REUTERS LIBRARY - ACCESS ALL) 15. ALINGHI AT PRACTICE SAILING VALENCIA, SPAIN (RECENT) (VNR - ACCESS ALL) 16. VALENCIA HARBOUR 17. VARIOUS OF SAILORS GETTING BOAT READY 18. BOAT INTO WATER 19. VARIOUS OF YACHTS COMPETING 20. VALENCIA'S AQUARIUM 21. SHIP DOCKED, VALENCIA OLD BUILDING IN BACK GROUND 22. OLD CITY GATES 23. TRAFFIC THROUGH ARCH 24. ORANGE TREE / VALENCIA OLD BUILDING Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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- Location: GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, AT SEA AND VALENCIA, SPAIN
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