AUCKLAND, New Zealand -- Helmsmen, navigators and tacticians named by challenge syndicates for the first stage of round-robin racing in the Louis Vuitton Cup, starting Tuesday.

Alinghi, Switzerland
Russell Coutts, New Zealand, skipper and helmsman. Brad Butterworth, New Zealand, and Jochen Schuemann, Germany, tactics. Ernesto Bertarelli, Switzerland, navigator.

GBR Challenge, Britain
Ian Walker, Britain, skipper and race helmsman. Andy Green, Britain, starting helmsman. Adrian Stead, Britain, tactics. Chris Main, New Zealand, after-grinder and tactics.

Le Defi, France
Luc Pillot, France, skipper and tactics. Philippe Presti, France, helmsman. Philippe Mourniac, France, navigator.

Mascalzone Latino, Italy
Vincenzo Onorato, Italy, skipper and after-grinder. Paolo Cian, Italy, helmsman. Flavio Favini, Italy, tactics. Silvio Arrivabene, Italy, navigator.

OneWorld, Seattle
Peter Gilmour, Australia, skipper and tactics. James Spithill, Australia, helmsman. Charlie McKee, United States, Richard Dodson, New Zealand, Kevin Hall, United States, Brian Ledbetter, United States and Ben Durham, United States, tactics.

Oracle, San Francisco
Larry Ellison, United States, skipper and helmsman. Peter Holmberg, United States, starting helmsman. John Cutler, New Zealand, tactics. Tommaso Chieffi, Italy, strategy. Ian Burns, Australia, navigator. Eric Doyle, United States, strategy.

Prada, Italy
Francesco de Angeles, Italy, skipper and helmsman. Torben Grael, Brazil, tactics. Rod Davis, New Zealand, starting helm and tactics. Matteo Plazzi, Italy, navigator.

Stars & Stripes, New York
Ken Read, United States, helmsman. Tom Whidden, United States, tactics. Peter Isler, United States, navigator.

Victory Challenge, Sweden
Jesper Bank, Denmark, helmsman. Stefan Rahm, Sweden, tactics. Johan Barne, Sweden, navigator. Magnus Holmberg, Sweden, strategist.