Louis Vuitton Cup Parade Photo Gallery

The 2002-2003 Louis Vuitton Cup was kicked off by a parade through downtown Auckland. As volunteers we joined the syndicates in the parade.

Cath awaiting the start of the parade

All of the parade participants congregating awaiting the start

All the teams participated and each added some flavor of their home countries

Mustangs lead Seattle's One World Challenge

Italy's Mascalzone Latino being lead by their pair of Maseratis

With the parade finally underway, we with a couple hundred other volunteers, set off down Auckland's Queen Street

Louis Vuitton Cup volunteers

Russell Coutts and Brad Butterworth, the controversial Kiwi helmsman and tactician of Swiss Alinghi

The more controversial Denis Conner

The British Team GBR was lead by Austin Powers and his entourage