LV Cup Final Begins – Photo-essay

LV Cup Final Begins – Photo-essay

0802 - Defi yacht Alinghi, SUI-64, right, during its first match-race against the U.S's Defi yacht Oracle BMW Racing, USA-76, left, on the finals of the Louis Vuitton Challenge Cup, in Hauraki gulf, near Auckland , New Zealand, Sunday, January 12, 2003. Alinghi won today's race by 1 minute 24 seconds that brings the score to 1: 0 for Alinghi. The best of the nine final races will challenge the defender Team New Zealand for the America's Cup in February 2003.(KEYSTONE/Laurent Gillieron)

0821 - Swiss Defi yacht Alinghi, SUI-64, right, during its first match-race against the U.S's Defi yacht Oracle BMW Racing, USA-76, left, on the finals of the Louis Vuitton Challenge Cup, in Hauraki gulf, near Auckland , New Zealand, Sunday, January 12, 2003. Alinghi won today's race by 1 minute 24 seconds that brings the score to 1: 0 for Alinghi. The best of the nine final races will challenge the defender Team New Zealand for the America's Cup in February 2003.(KEYSTONE/Laurent Gillieron)

0831 - Swiss Defi yacht Alinghi, SUI-64, left, during its first match-race against the U.S's Defi yacht Oracle BMW Racing, USA-76, right, on the finals of the Louis Vuitton Challenge Cup, in Hauraki gulf, near Auckland , New Zealand, Sunday, January 12, 2003. Alinghi won today's race by 1 minute 24 seconds that brings the score to 1: 0 for Alinghi. The best of the nine final races will challenge the defender Team New Zealand for the America's Cup in February 2003.(KEYSTONE/Laurent Gillieron)

0893 - Swiss Defi yacht Alinghi, SUI-64, during its first match-race against the U.S's Defi yacht Oracle BMW Racing, USA-76, on the finals of the Louis Vuitton Challenge Cup, in Hauraki gulf, near Auckland , New Zealand, Sunday, January 12, 2003. Alinghi won today's race by 1 minute 24 seconds that brings the score to 1: 0 for Alinghi. The best of the nine final races will challenge the defender Team New Zealand for the America's Cup in February 2003.(KEYSTONE/Laurent Gillieron)

0964 - Swiss Defi yacht Alinghi, SUI-64, right, during its first match-race against the U.S's Defi yacht Oracle BMW Racing, USA-76, left, on the finals of the Louis Vuitton Challenge Cup, in Hauraki gulf, near Auckland , New Zealand, Sunday, January 12, 2003. Alinghi won today's race by 1 minute 24 seconds that brings the score to 1: 0 for Alinghi. The best of the nine final races will challenge the defender Team New Zealand for the America's Cup in February 2003.(KEYSTONE/Laurent Gillieron)

2316 - Swiss Defi yacht Alinghi, SUI-64, right, during its first match-race against the U.S's Defi yacht Oracle BMW Racing, USA-76, left, on the finals of the Louis Vuitton Challenge Cup, in Hauraki gulf, near Auckland , New Zealand, Sunday, January 12, 2003. Alinghi won today's race by 1 minute 24 seconds that brings the score to 1: 0 for Alinghi. The best of the nine final races will challenge the defender Team New Zealand for the America's Cup in February 2003.(KEYSTONE/Laurent Gillieron)

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