ORIENT EXPRESS TEAM

Last month we brought you news of the French America’s Cup entry (K-Challenge), and since then the Accor hotel group has committed to the French challenge, naming its Orient Express brand as title partner.

K-Challenge, now Orient Express Team, has been working for months to ensure that France will not only compete in this edition of the America’s Cup, but perform. To this end, the French team has signed a technology agreement with the Defender, Emirates Team New Zealand.

Stéphan Kandler founded K-Challenge in 2001 for a previous America’s Cup campaign. He was joined in 2021 by Bruno Dubois, and since then the partners have been dedicated to building a strong French team.