Victory Challenge
{{Infobox Sailing team
| shortname = Victory Challenge
| image =
| Fullname = Victory Challenge
| club = {{yachtclub|Gamla Stans Yacht Sällskap}}
| nat = {{SWE}}
| owner = Hugo Stenbeck
| skip = Magnus Holmberg
| year = 2001
| wins =
| sailno1 = SWE–38
| boats1 = Christina
| sailno2 = SWE–63
| boats2 = Örn
| sailno3 = SWE–73
| boats3 = Orm
| sailno4 = SWE–96
| boats4 = Järv
}}
Victory Challenge was a Swedish yacht racing team that competed in 2003 America's Cup and 2007 America's Cup. The team was initiated in 1999 by Swedish businessman Jan Stenbeck,{{cite news |url=https://www.dn.se/ekonomi/americas-cup-satsningen-inte-hotad/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120524191642/http://www.dn.se/ekonomi/americas-cup-satsningen-inte-hotad-1.105893 |url-status=live |archive-date=2012-05-24 |title=Americas Cup-satsningen inte hotad |newspaper=Dagens Nyheter |date=2002-08-20 |language=Swedish}} and after his death in August 2002, his son Hugo Stenbeck took over.
They also participated in the Louis Vuitton Cup 2007, the challenger selection series held prior to the 2007 America's Cup. It was sponsored primarily by Red Bull.{{Citation needed|date=September 2010}}
File:America´s Cup 2006-07, Victory Challenge.JPG
File:Victory Challenge's team. America´s Cup 2006-07.JPG
File:Victory Challenge yacht in America´s Cup 2006-07..JPG
File:America´s Cup Valencia, Spain. 2006-07. Victory Challenge..JPG
References
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External links
- {{official website|http://www.victorychallenge.com}}
{{LouisVuitton 2007}}
Category:Sports clubs and teams in Sweden
Category:2001 establishments in Sweden
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