Team Shosholoza

Team Shosholoza is a South African sailing team, which participated as the first syndicate with sailors black skin in the America 's Cup. Team boss Salvatore Sarno, the total budget was 40 million euros available - one-fifth of the budget of Alinghi.

Participation in the America's Cup

The team formed in 2003, launched in 2007 for the first time in the 32nd America 's Cup. The team included, among others, Salvatore Sarno as team boss, Mark Sadler as skipper Paolo Cian and as helmsman. Except for a few stars, the team consisted almost entirely of South Africans without Cuperfahrung. They were both Expolizisten and rugby players as well as young people from the townships in the team. The team had T-Systems as a sponsor and reached a surprising seventh place in the Louis Vuitton Cup, so let it among others, the United Internet Team Germany behind.

The Team

Addition to the stars mentioned earlier are still these international sailors call: Jason Ker (Designer), Ian Ainslie, Tommaso Chieffi, Marc Lagesse ( Afterguard ), and the German Boat Captain Tim Kröger. He is considered one of the most experienced sailors in the team and is one of the contact person for the young sailors.