The Teams
The New York Yacht Club was the challenger of record. By 31 January 1998 16 teams from 10 nations had made the $US 250,000 deposit to officially challenge for the America's Cup. In the end only 11 challenges from seven nations competed for the Louis Vuitton Cup. Hong Kong, British and Russian challenges withdrew while an American team and a French team merged into existing challenges.
| Club | Team | Skipper | Yachts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yacht Club Punta Ala | Prada Challenge | Francesco de Angelis | ITA-45 & ITA 48 |
| St. Francis Yacht Club | America One | Paul Cayard | USA-49 |
| Waikiki Yacht Club | Aloha Racing | John Kolius | USA-50 & USA-54 |
| San Francisco Yacht Club | America True | Dawn Riley | USA-51 |
| Monte Real Club de Yates de Bayona | Desafio Español | Pedro Campos Calvo-Sotelo | ESP-47 & ESP-56 |
| Club Nautique de Morges | Fast 2000 | Marc Pajot | SUI-59 |
| Union Nationale Pour La Course au Large | Le Defi BTT | Bertrand Pacé | FRA-46 |
| Nippon Yacht Club | Nippon Challenge | Peter Gilmour | JPN-44 & JPN-52 |
| San Diego Yacht Club | Team Dennis Conner | Dennis Conner | USA-55 |
| New York Yacht Club | Young America | Ed Baird | USA-53 & USA-58 |
| Cruising Yacht Club of Australia | Young Australia | James Spithill | AUS-31 |
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