Orient Express Racing Team

{{Infobox Sailing team

| shortname = Orient Express Team

| Fullname = Orient Express Racing Team

| image = Orient Express Racing Team 2024 logo.png

| club = {{yachtclub|Société Nautique de Saint-Tropez}}

| nat = {{FRA}}

| ceo = Bruno Dubois and Stephane Kandler

| skip =Quentin Delapierre

| year = 2001

| sailno1 = FRA–93

| boats1 = FRA 93

}}

Orient Express Racing Team is a French yacht racing team that competes in International America's Cup Class races. The team has formally competed as K-Challenge, Areva Challenge (between 2005 and 2007) and ALL4ONE Challenge.{{cite web |title=Team Profile: ALL4ONE |url=http://tvnz.co.nz/sailing-news/team-profile-all4one-2453219 |accessdate=24 May 2013 |publisher=TVNZ}}

History

As Areva Challenge they participated in the Louis Vuitton Cup 2007, the challenger series held prior to the 32nd America's Cup. They were eliminated in the Round Robin phase.

They also competed in the Louis Vuitton Pacific Series in 2009 and are part of the Louis Vuitton Trophy, hosting the Louis Vuitton Trophy - Nice event.

In February 2023 the team was rebranded to Orient Express Racing Team after sponsorship from Orient Express and Accor.{{Cite web |title=America's Cup: K-Challenge morphs into Orient Express Team for 2024 Challenge |url=https://www.sail-world.com/news/258301/Orient-Express-now-French-Americas-Cup-Challenger |access-date=2023-08-20 |website=www.sail-world.com}} The team is currently competing in the 2024 Louis Vuitton Cup (Challenger Selections Series){{Cite web |last=Cup |first=America's |title=LOUIS VUITTON 37TH AMERICA'S CUP BARCELONA |url=https://www.americascup.com/37th-americascup-barcelona |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=37th America's Cup |language=en}} attempting to qualify for the 2024 America's Cup.{{Cite web |last=Pokorny |first=Tatjana |title=Neues Team "Orient Express": Frankreich will den America’s Cup holen |url=https://www.yacht.de/regatta/americas-cup/neues-team-orient-express-frankreich-will-den-america-s-cup-holen/ |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=YACHT - Alles rund ums Segeln |language=de}}

References

External links

[https://orientexpressracingteam.americascup.com Official Website]

Category:America's Cup teams

Category:Extreme Sailing Series teams

Category:2001 establishments in France