WSTA presentation
The WSTA (World Sailing Team Association) was founded in Spring 2009 under the initiative of Larry Ellison, Yves Carcelle, Grant Dalton, Bruno Troublé and Russell Coutts.
Behind this prestigious institution lie the greatest professional sailing teams in the world.
The Association grew out of the hugely successful Louis Vuitton Pacific Series that took place in Auckland, New Zealand, last February. Nine teams competed in a 15-day event on Auckland’s Waitemata Harbor in a series praised for its format and originality.
Many of the teams have taken part in previous Louis Vuitton Cup races, but there are also new teams, such as the British TEAMORIGIN, the Swedish Team Artemis or the Russian Synergy. All of them are taking part in the Louis Vuitton Trophy in Nice while they await the chance to compete in the America’s Cup as soon as it is open to everyone once again.
The WSTA is organising the Nice regattas with the Louis Vuitton team and the support of the City and the Urban District of Nice (NCA), the Alpes-Maritimes district council and the CCI.
Laurent Esquier represents the WSTA in Nice. His vast thirty-year experience of managing the participating teams in the America’s Cup is a determining influence.
With tremendous support behind it, the Louis Vuitton Trophy should also feature fantastic, boat-for-boat racing.
