America's Cup: Regatta Director Iain Murray on the Challenger Meeting



3:46 AM Sat 23 Oct 2010 GMT
'Paris (FRA)- 34th America’s Cup - Potential challengers meeting - Iain Murray' Gilles Martin-Raget/www.americascup.com Click Here to view large photo
Probably the biggest surprise of the first competitors meeting for the 34th America's Cup was the number of participants - 45 representatives from 24 teams, and with the major regions of the world being covered as well. With the Regatta Management and Event Management sides of the 34th America's Cup briefing the Challengers group, Regatta Director, Iain Murray (AUS) believes most would have come away well informed. 'It was the start of the Event. I think they got more than they were expecting and they were appreciative of our candor and being up front, and our desire to tell them ...


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