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Louis Vuitton Pacific Series Regatta

In December The Classicist wrote about the Louis Vuitton Cup, the run-up to the America's Cup that was sponsored by the French luxury goods house for the last 25 years. Now Vuitton is sponsoring a somewhat less expensive and intense but still captivating regatta, the Louis Vuitton Pacific Series. The LV Pacific Series is currently taking place in Auckland, New Zealand, and will finish on Feb. 14. As we noted the other day, Audi and Prada have joined forces to sponsor the Italian yacht Luna Rossa ~~(above, left)~~ in the race. Ten teams from nine countries are competing, including China, Greece, South Africa, Britain and New Zealand.

Tags: Audi, Louis Vuitton, LouisVuitton, Luna Rossa, LunaRossa, New Zealand, NewZealand, Prada, Sailing, Yacht