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While the America's Cup lies stalled somewhere in a United States court, Emirates Team New Zealand have invited some of the world's top syndicates to a round-robin event in the inner Waitemata Harbour.
In a move managing director Grant Dalton hopes will "get a little love back" from a bored viewing public, past challengers for the Louis Vuitton Cup have been invited to compete for a chance to take on the Kiwi team.
The winner will get a specially created Louis Vuitton trophy - not to be confused with the America's Cup-linked Louis Vuitton Cup. Swiss team Alinghi have been invited to the series - called the Louis Vuitton Pacific Series - and Dalton said it would be "fantastic" if they accepted.
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