THE PRINCE OF ASTURIAS VISITS THE "SPANISH CHALLENGE 2007"
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A special guest at the "Spanish Challenge 2007”
For a few hours Prince Felipe became crewmate 18 on the "Spanish Challenge 2007" boat, the only Spanish representative to take part in the Americas Cup. Accompanied by the highest authorities of the organisation, he visited the premises of the "Spanish Challenge 2007" as well as the boat that will be participating in the competition in order to greet the crew and convey his confidence in the skill, professionalism and ability of the team to win this prestigious competition. PULEVA, the same as the Prince, feels fully involved in this project as its support for sports, a healthy lifestyle and good eating habits constitutes one of the cornerstones of its philosophy.PULEVA will be there supporting the Spanish team and celebrating the success of a team made up of 100 people and which has a very competitive crew, who are very well prepared, and with great enthusiasm for setting a high track record.
A few months ago PULEVA signed an agreement whereby the leading Spanish food company became the sole alimentary Official Sponsor of the Spanish team in the 32nd edition of the America's Cup. It is not the first time that PULEVA supports the sport of sailing as during the 80's it also sponsored the Spanish team in the America's Cup, which makes it a veteran company when it comes to supporting Spanish sports and promoting the practice of exercise amongst the youngest and the development of healthy lifestyle habits.
This competition, which takes place in the waters of the Comunidad Valenciana, constitutes one of the most important sailing competitions in the world. This year, the competition is being held in Europe for the first ime in more than 140 years and the conditions in Valencia and the variation in the rules governing the design of the boats will enable the regattas to be more vibrant and interesting and the boats to achieve their optimum performance.