America's Cup: New Zealander appointed to America's Cup Race Mgt



1:36 AM Thu 7 Oct 2010 GMT
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The revolving doors of the America's Cup and the Audi MedCup, two of the top six pinnacles in world yacht racing, are spinning merrily as two directors join the board of America's Cup Race Management and the man who founded the internet telecoms system, Skype, joins the TP52 class and the Audi MedCup circuit. Zennstrom campaigns a 72-footer called R?n (pronounced Rahrn), named after a Norse sea goddess, and is having a new boat, designed by Ralf Vrolijk, and being built by Green Marine in Lymington at the bottom of the New Forest. He plans to drive the boat, one ...


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