In 1995, New Zealand defeated Dennis Conner and the San Diego Yacht Club to win the America's Cup, becoming only the second foreign challenger to accomplish this task. In the fall of 1999 and early 2000, one of 15 currently eligible challengers will vie for the right to "challenge" New Zealand in the "Louis Vuitton Cup" challenger series. In the spring of 2000, the winning syndicate will earn the right to race Team New Zealand in the 30th America's Cup. For more on each team, we invite you to visit their web pages:

The Defender: Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron/Team New Zealand Fifteen challengers from 10 nations:

	Australia Cruising Yacht Club of Australia/Syd Fischer
	France Union Nationale Pour La Course Au Large/Yaka France Yacht Club de Cannes-Société Grau-du-Roi-Port Camargue/Esprit-Sud Challenge
	Great Britain Royal Dorset Yacht Club/Spirit of Britain Challenge
	Hong Kong Aberdeen Boat Club/Spirit of Hong Kong
	Italy Punta Ala Yacht Club/Prada Challenge 2000
	Japan Nippon Yacht Club/Nippon Challenge AC 2000
	Russia St. Petersburg Yacht Club/Age of Russia Challenge
	Spain Monte Real Club de Yates de Bayona-Real Nautico Club de Valencia/The Spanish Challenge
	Switzerland Club Nautique de Morges/First America's Cup Swiss Team (FAST) 2000
	United States St. Francis Yacht Club/AmericaOne Cortez Racing Association/Team Dennis Conner combined with St. Thomas Yacht Club/Team Caribbean New York Yacht Club/Young America ("Challenger of Record") San Francisco Yacht Club/America True Waikiki Yacht Club/Aloha Racing