09.05.2007
A win to go home with

LOUIS VUITTON CUP Round Robin 2 - Flight 11Team Shosholoza bows out of the Louis Vuitton Cup on a high note following a win over the French AREVA Challenge in her final race of the 32nd (...)


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07.05.2007
Disappointing loss to +39 Challenge

LOUIS VUITTON CUP Round Robin 2 - Flight 9Team Shosholoza stomached a disappointing loss to the Italian +39 Challenge in their penultimate match of Round Robin 2 of the Louis Vuitton Cup being (...)


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06.05.2007
Shosholoza wins penalty finish off Mascalzone

LOUIS VUITTON CUP Round Robin 2 - Flight 8There were wild celebrations aboard yacht Shosholoza RSA 83 this afternoon when the South African Team won a cut-throat penalty finish off Italy's (...)


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05.05.2007
Shosholoza's dream of a place in the semi-final fades

LOUIS VUITTON CUP Round Robin 2 - Flight 7Team Shosholoza's dream of a place in the Louis Vuitton Cup semi-finals faded today with a loss against the Spanish home team Desafío Español but the (...)


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04.05.2007
Shosholoza becaming comfortable with the world's best

LOUIS VUITTON CUP Round Robin 2 - Flights 5/6Team Shosholoza won against China Team and lost a tightly fought duel to two times America's Cup winners Emirates Team New Zealand in the fifth and (...)


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02.05.2007
So close but too tough for Shosholoza today

LOUIS VUITTON CUP Round Robin 2 - Flights 3/4South Africa's Team Shosholoza posted no points on the leader board after two tough back-to-back match races today against two of the giants of the (...)


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30.04.2007
Team Shosholoza back in the hunt

LOUIS VUITTON CUP Round Robin 2 - Flight 2Team Shosholoza was back in the hunt again today for a place in the Louis Vuitton Cup semi-finals after a clean, no mistake start-to-finish victory over (...)


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29.04.2007
Drama due to shattered spinnaker pole

LOUIS VUITTON CUP Round Robin 2 - Flight 1South Africa's Team Shosholoza started the Louis Vuitton Cup Round Robin 2 in superb form today by leading their closest rivals the Swedish Victory (...)


27.04.2007
Heartbreaker for AREVA Challenge

LOUIS VUITTON CUP Round Robin 1 - Race Day 6Team Shosholoza fought a magnificent final battle today in Round Robin 1 of the Louis Vuitton Cup being raced off Valencia, Spain, with a win over the (...)


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26.04.2007
Another win for Team Shosholoza

LOUIS VUITTON CUP Round Robin 1 - Race Day 5South Africa's Team Shosholoza was back in the hunt again today to put two more points on the scoreboard after a fiercely fought victory over Italy's (...)


24.04.2007
Shosholoza claims scalp of Italian giant Luna Rossa

LOUIS VUITTON CUP Round Robin 1 - Race Day 3It was an incredible day for South Africa's Team Shosholoza in Valencia, Spain today. After three and a half years of gruelling racing and training (...)


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22.04.2007
The match where South Africa almost took America

LOUIS VUITTON CUP Round Robin 1 - Race Day 2South Africa's Team Shosholoza came just so close to causing one of the biggest upsets of the three years of America's Cup class racing leading up to (...)


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20.04.2007
Historic first win for Team Shosholoza

LOUIS VUITTON CUP Round Robin 1 - Day 1South Africa's Team Shosholoza has made history by being the first ever African challenger to win a race in the Louis Vuitton Cup, the challenger selection (...)


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19.04.2007
Calm at sea - Medal shower at Shosholoza

Valencia - 125 medals: Olympic, World and European champions as well as Hollywood stars - Team Shosholoza is the centre of attention during the Round Robin 1. The list of visitors stretches from (...)


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18.04.2007
Weather gurus summoned as no blow meant no go - again!

"This is the beginning of the psychological war", said Team Shosholoza founder and managing director Captain Salvatore Sarno when glassy seas and fickle zephyrs prevented any match races being raced (...)


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17.04.2007
Shosholoza play the numbers while waiting for wind

No wind meant no racing for the second day running for the 11 challenging teams from 9 countries around the world anxious to start racing in the Louis Vuitton Cup being held off Valencia, Spain.On (...)


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15.04.2007
Shosholoza goes for a win

Valencia - first match a "must win" for South Africa. Team Shosholoza's opening match against the Swedish Victory Challenge on the first day of the Louis Vuitton Cup in Valencia, Spain, tomorrow (...)


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13.04.2007
After the Ordeal back as a Mastman on Board Shosholoza

"Deep in my heart I always knew that I would make it back on board! Still, the last six months were the most difficult and trying time in my life. The accident happened so fast but recovery took more (...)


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13.04.2007
Después del accidente, está de vuelta como Palo del Team Shosholoza

"¡En lo más profundo de mi corazón, siempre supe que volvería a bordo! Aún así, los últimos seis meses han sido el momento más difícil y comprometido de mi vida. El accidente sucedió muy rápido, pero (...)


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13.04.2007
Endlich zurück an Bord von Shosholoza

"Tief in meinem Herzen wusste ich schon immer, ich werde es wieder zurück aufs Boot schaffen! Die letzten sechs Monate waren nämlich die schwierigsten und schlimmsten in meinem Leben. Ich wusste gar (...)


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10.04.2007
World renowned Artist Franco Costa is making paintings for Team Shosholoza

Valencia - One of the world's most famous artists, Franco Costa, is painting  pictures for Team Shosholoza. The first South African America's Cup challenger will auction them during the visit of (...)


10.04.2007
El artista de fama mundial, Franco Costa, pinta para el Team Shosholoza

Valencia - Uno de los más famosos artistas mundiales, Franco Costa, está realizando unas pinturas para el Team Shosholoza. El primer desafío sudafricano a la America's Cup las subastará durante la (...)


07.04.2007
VALENCIA LVA 13 - Day 5: Team Shosholoza moving up the ladder

VALENCIA LOUIS VUITTON ACT 13 - Day 5Team Shosholoza has shot up from 9th to 7th place overall on the Louis Vuitton Challenger rankings despite a tough final day of racing in the Louis Vuitton Act 13 (...)


06.04.2007
VALENCIA LVA 13 - Day 4: A 'Good Friday' for Team Shosholoza

VALENCIA LOUIS VUITTON ACT 13 - Day 4It was a  'Good Friday' for South Africa's Team Shosholoza who showed superb form in tight tactical racing to keep up with the big guns of the America's Cup (...)


04.04.2007
VALENCIA LVA 13 - Day 2: Day 2 brings ups and downs for Shosholoza

VALENCIA LOUIS VUITTON ACT 13 - Day 2It was a catastrophic day for some of the teams on the second day of racing in the Louis Vuitton Act 13 fleet racing regatta off Valencia, today where blustering, (...)


03.04.2007
VALENCIA LVA 13 - Day 1: Brilliant 2nd place for South Africa in first race!

VALENCIA LOUIS VUITTON ACT 13 - Day 1South Africa's Team Shosholoza astounded the crowds with a brilliant second place in the first race of the Louis Vuitton Act 13 fleet racing regatta today which (...)


01.04.2007
A Jumbo unveiling spectacle for Africa´s Shosholoza

Valencia - Team Shosholoza produced a jumbo of an unveiling spectacle in the Port America’s Cup in Valencia, yesterday. Traditional African and Spanish songs, graphics of leaping cheetahs, models (...)


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23.03.2007
RSA 83 goes naked

Valencia - South Africa's Team Shosholoza can't wait to share its secrets. RSA 83's skirt will be dropped a day ahead of the official America's Cup unveiling ceremony at a function at the Team (...)


01.03.2007
'Juegos' Franco-Sudafricanos - AREVA Challenge y el Team Shosholoza se enfrentan en un duelo amistoso!

Valencia - dos de los equipos mas populares de la 32 America's Cup: el AREVA Challenge y el Team Shosholoza van a profundizar en su relación en tierra. Los dos equipos van a unirse  en un (...)


01.03.2007
French-South African 'Games' - AREVA Challenge and Team Shosholoza in a friendship duel

Valencia - They are one of the most popular teams of the 32. America's Cup: now AREVA Challenge and Team Shosholoza are going to deepen their relationship ashore. The Teams will get closer in a one (...)


02.02.2007
Team Shosholoza startet weitere eBay-Auktion: Original handsigniertes RC-Modellboot für einen guten Zweck

Valencia – Nachdem das südafrikanische Team Shosholoza, Herausforderer im America's Cup, bereits 2005 bei ebay mit der Versteigerung des begehrten Zuschauerplatzes (so genannter 18. Mann) aufwartete, (...)


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25.01.2007
Team Shosholoza presenting a new boat

Valencia – The winter break is over, the team is back. Team Shosholoza is on the water again with a boat that is as good as new. In the course of the past weeks the RSA 83, the first boat built on (...)


25.01.2007
¡El Team Shosholoza presenta un barco casi nuevo!

Valencia – El descanso invernal casi ha terminado y el equipo ha vuelto. El Team Shosholoza está de nuevo en el agua con un barco que está tan bien como si fuera nuevo. En el transcurso de las (...)


27.11.2006
"Bring the America's Cup to Africa!" Archbishop Tutu tells Team Shosholoza

"Bring the America's Cup to Africa!" says Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu.With sparkling eyes and a grin stretching from ear to ear, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate and new Patron of Team Shosholoza, (...)


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15.11.2006
Charles Nankin back on board - comeback on Team Shosholoza

Valencia – After 100 days Charles Nankin is back on board RSA 83. For the first time since his serious sailing accident the mastman of South Africa's first America's Cup Challenger sailed as 18th (...)


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26.10.2006
Team Shosholoza meets the PRAMAC D'ANTIN MotoGP Team!

Valencia – Alex Hofmann (GER) and Jose Luis Cardoso (ESP), PRAMAC D'ANTIN MotoGP riders, participating in the 2006 MotoGP World  Championship with two strong DUCATI DESMOSEDICI GP6 'Sat', (...)


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20.10.2006
Major changes for Team Shosholoza afterguard

Valencia – South Africa's America's Cup challenger, Team Shosholoza, announces final afterguard configuration for 2007. The new afterguard is as follows: Skipper - Mark Sadler. Helmsman - Paolo Cian. (...)


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10.10.2006
Archbishop Desmond Tutu accepts role as patron of Team Shosholoza

Valencia - Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has accepted an invitation to be patron of Team Shosholoza, South Africa's first ever challenger for sailing's prestigious 156 (...)


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01.06.2006
America's Cup: Team Shosholoza meets Spanish home team in crucial first match: Act 12 - pairings list announced

Valencia (Spain) – 1 June 2006  The pressure will be on from the outset of the Valencia Louis Vuitton Act 12 when South Africa's Team Shosholoza meet the Spanish home team, Desafío Español, in their (...)


01.06.2006
Team Shosholoza to receive highest honour from Yacht Club of San Marino

The yacht club of San Marino, one of the world's smallest and oldest republics, will present the South African America's Cup challenger Team Shosholoza with their premier “Golden Sail” award at a (...)


21.05.2006
Team Shosholoza sixth overall in 2006 America's Cup season championship ranking

VALENCIA LOUIS VUITTON ACT 11 - DAY 3  Team Shosholoza, the South African newcomers to the pinnacle of world yachting, are triumphant after 10 days of racing to tie sixth on the 2006 America’s Cup (...)


20.05.2006
Team Shosholoza on the attack to better their 6th place overall in final fleet race tomorrow

VALENCIA LOUIS VUITTON ACT 11 - FLEET RACING - DAY  2  South Africa’s Team Shosholoza are hoping to scoop a surprise on the giants of the America’s Cup in the final fleet race of the Valencia (...)


16.05.2006
Four wins for Team Shosholoza in week long Valencia Louis Vuitton Act 10

VALENCIA LOUIS VUITTON ACT 10 - DAY 6  A win over China Team has given South Africa’s maiden challenger for the 2007 America’s a total of four victories and an impressive 8th place overall in the (...)


15.05.2006
Team Shosholoza captures victory over +39 Challenge

VALENCIA LOUIS VUITTTON ACT 10 - Match Racing - DAY 5 Team Shosholoza revelled in a turbo-charged start to finish victory over the Italian +39 Challenge in light evening breezes to score their third (...)


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15.05.2006
Team Shosholoza revel in a turbo-charged start to finish victory over the Italian +39 Challenge

VALENCIA LOUIS VUITTTON ACT 10 - Match Racing - DAY 5Team Shosholoza revelled in a turbo-charged start to finish victory over the Italian +39 Challenge in light evening breezes to score their third (...)


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14.05.2006
Team Shosholoza improving with every race - buoyant despite 42 second loss to top Italian team

Team Shosholoza were buoyant last night after losing a tightly fought race by just 42 seconds to the Italian Luna Rossa Challenge - one of the leading four teams entered for the 2007 America’s.“Every (...)


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13.05.2006
Two magnificient wins for Shosholoza on third day of racing of LV Acts 10

VALENCIA LOUIS VUITTON ACT 10 - DAY 3 South African flags flew, champagne popped and the mainly Spanish weekend crowds lining the canal leading into the Port America’s Cup cheered wildly as Team (...)


12.05.2006
Team Shosholoza learn a few lessons the hard way in tough day of racing

Team Shosholoza learnt a few lessons the hard way in tough matches against the Swedish Victory Challenge and United Internet Germany today which left the South Africans with still no score on the (...)


11.05.2006
Team Shosholoza upbeat despite losing to two of the giants of the America's Cup on opening day of LV Act 10

South Africa’s Team Shosholoza came off the race course today feeling upbeat about their performance, crew work and boat speed despite losing her first two match races against two of the giants of (...)


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