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It was the night when the sailors and shore crew got out of their uniforms and into their suits and black ties.
The Louis Vuitton party is one of the major social events of the America's Cup, a glamorous, invitation-only bash for sailing types and celebrities.
On Wednesday night, 2000 people were taken by bus to the secret location, a run-down monastery on the outskirts of Valencia.
A spectacular scene awaited guests inside, including a caged box suspended from the ceiling featuring two gladiators fighting over the Louis Vuitton Cup.
Emirates Team New Zealand skipper Dean Barker, and his wife, Mandy, were there with his arch-rival, BMW Oracle skipper Chris Dickson and wife Sue. Alinghi's Ernesto Bertarelli danced the night away with his wife, Kirsty.
