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Syndicate Head and Design co-ordinator of Team New Zealand, Tom Schnackenberg, center, stands with boat designers Clay Oliver, left, and Mike Drummond, right, near the keel of NZL-82 during the unveiling ceremony before the final of the Louis Vuitton Challenge Cup, at the Team New Zealand base in Auckland, New Zealand, Tuesday, January 7, 2003. On 11 January 2003, Swiss Defi yacht Alinghi, SUI-64, will race against U.S's Defi yacht Oracle BMW Racing, USA-76, for the Louis Vuitton Challenge Cup, the winner will challenge the defender Team New Zealand for the America's Cup in February 2003. (KEYSTONE/Laurent Gillieron)