Louis Vuitton Trophy Hong Kong scrapped

11:14 AM Fri 6 Aug 2010 GMT

'Something you won’’t see in Hong Kong harbour next year: IACC boats (Emirates Team New Zealand and Synergy) go head-to-head during the Louis Vuitton Trophy, La Maddalena.' Chris Cameron/ETNZ

The World Sailing Teams Association, Louis Vuitton and the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club have announced that preparations for the proposed Louis Vuitton Trophy Hong Kong will no longer continue. The world-class sailing event involving America's Cup Class boats and racing teams was scheduled to be held on Victoria Harbour in January 2011. However, it has become clear that many of the teams involved will now be focusing their resources on their preparations for the next America's Cup. A draft Protocol, which defines the terms for the 34th America's Cup, was released in recent weeks and includes between five and ...

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