25th AMERICA's CUP 1983 Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Yacht / Country : Challenge France / F-8
Syndicate : Challenge France
CEO : Christian Ciganer
Yacht Club: Societe Nautique de Marseille
Designer : Daniel Andrieu
Boat Builder : Alsthom Chantier Atlantique
Skipper: Yves Pajot
The other French sailing legend Yves Pajot
joined a team with empty pockets. After
purchasing France 3 as trial boat and the
launch of their new challenger Challenge
France the syndicate bankrupted in
summer 1986.
Although they got financial support by
Grundig - France, Aerospatiale, Matra and
the airline UTA the team could not avoid to
reach the 12th and penultimate ranking in
front of the withdrawn Courageous IV.
The other French sailing legend Yves Pajot
joined a team with empty pockets.
AMERICA’S CUP HISTORY 1983 - 2013
