Do Red Bulls fly? Yes they do, at least in Valencia
What does the airplane here below have to do with the America's Cup?
The Russian Antonov cargo plane. Valencia, 12 December 2006. Photo copyright David Renkwitz / Victory ChallengeIt is the first of the two Antonov cargo planes that will ship Victory Challenge to Dubai. It just landed in Valencia and will transport the team's containers, consumables, chase boats, etc while the two America's Cup yachts, SWE-63 and SWE-73, will fly aboard the second one.
Time is money and shipping the team by air rather than sea saves lots of precious days. This is not the first time though an America's Cup team charters an airplane to ship its boats. The first one to do so was Emirates Team New Zealand, more than 2 years ago, when it shipped NZL-81 from Auckland. Then in March 2006, BMW Oracle shipped its brand new USA-87 from the boatyard on the US west coast. Finally, Emirates Team New Zealand will once again use an airplane, this time for NZL-84 and NZL-92, once again from Auckland.
Labels: Dubai, SWE-63, SWE-73, Victory Challenge
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Il Moro di Venezia has already used the Antonov in 1991 to fly boat 3 from its boatyard in Venice to San Diego on time for the first IAACC world championship
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