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ESPN: AC History 1851-2007

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ESPN: AC History 1851-2007
Cup namesake: the yacht America.From today's Scuttlebutt (North America): * The 'History of the America's Cup Races 1851 - 2007,' will air on ESPN Classic on Saturday, June 16 at 11:00am and again on Friday, June 22 at 11:00pm EDT (details). Narrated by Walter Cronkite, this special features interviews with Alinghi owner Ernesto Bertarelli, BMW Oracle Racing Chairman Larry Ellison, past America's Cup champions LJE at the Allianz Cup 2006.Ted Turner, Dennis Conner, Russell Coutts, Bill Koch, Halsey Herreshoff, Gary Jobson, Tom Whidden, David Elwell, designer Olin Stephens, journalists John Rousmaniere and Peter Montgomery. This one hour documentary follows America's Cup highs and the lows from 1851 to Valencia in 2007. This is the video sponsored by our partner Allianz, which we had the pleasure of previewing at NYYC in April and again at our team base for the AC media in May. Allianz is strongly supporting sailing in the USA -- including as the title partner of last year's Allianz Cup, the World Match Racing Tour event in San Francisco. Full Story »

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