In July, French sailor and “Voiles et Voiliers” blogger Loïc LeBras reported that Franck Cammas’s America’s Cup challenger, Team France, was in advanced negotiations with with a major European aerospace company. Although I and many others assumed it was Airbus, apparently it was another company, since four months later, the French-headquartered aerospace company announced that they have partnered with Oracle Team USA.
Team France issued this statement:
“The partnership between Oracle Team USA and Airbus shows how French skills and know-how in composites and more generally in high technology are at the forefront. This only reinforces our belief in the ability of a French team to win at last the most important sailing event in the world.”
A strong French challenger would bring much excitement to the 35th America’s Cup. Let’s hope that Team France finds the sponsors they need!
