Yacht / Country: Örn, SW-63
Orm,(”Snake” SW-73 / Sweden
Sailnumber: SWE 63 (Örn=”Eagle”)
Syndicate/Team: Victory Challenge
CEO:
Mats Johansson
Yacht Club:
Gamla Stans Yacht Sällskap
Design:
German Frers jr
Boat Builder:
Chris Mellow
Skipper:
Magnus Holmberg
This was Sweden's second Participation since
1992. The Promoter was the charismatic
businessman Jan Stenbeck, owner of TV2, TV3
and Europe's first free newspaper "Metro".
Through smart acquisition, he acquired NZL-
38, sister ship of the AC-winner of 1995. The
boat was carefully overhauled and renamed
"Christiana"
From Prada he won the designer German
(Mani) Frers, successful son of the iconic
designer German Frers (senior). The SWE-63 is
often referred to as a NZL-60 derivative. The
crew had no Cup veterans but recruted the best
sailors of Scandinavia.
Shortly after the christening of SWE-73 and 6
weeks before the start of the LVC Stenbek died
unexpectedly of a heart attack.
The challenge has been continued by the team
in his honour.
The team avoided the mistakes of 1992 and
trained the longest time in the Hauraki Gulf. It
was a talented and well organized crew.
Nevertheless, Victory Challenge lost in the last race against Prada the Repechage Round of the
quarterfinales.
Örn (Eagle) SW-63 / Sweden lost the Quarterfinal's Repechage Round of the Louis Vuitton
Örn (Eagle) SW-63 / Sweden lost the Quarterfinal's Repechage Round
of the Louis Vuitton Cup 2003
This was Sweden's second participation since 1992.
The Promoter was the charismatic businessman Jan Stenbec
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