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Valencia, 22 May, 2006 - A new record was set at the Valencia Louis Vuitton Act 11 on Sunday - 59 233 people poured into Port America's Cup, the most ever in a single day at the host city of the 32nd America's Cup.

That pushes the total for the 10 days of Valencia Louis Vuitton Acts 10 & 11 up to 263 873.

"We are very satisfied to see that Port America's Cup has had such a successful acceptance amongst the visitors, especially the people of Valencia, who have discovered this new space for the city and have enjoyed the America's Cup action," said Michel Bonnefous, President of the 32nd America's Cup organisation.

"The competition for the Valencia Louis Vuitton Acts 10&11 has been fantastic, with very level racing between the teams and outstanding action. From now onwards we have to keep the effort to match everyone's expectations."

Dating back to the first Louis Vuitton Act in Marseille in 2004, over 1 360 000 fans have come to see the action at the 32nd America's Cup in Marseille, Malmö-Skåne, Trapani and Valencia.

Over 400 journalists were accredited to the media centre with over 300 more involved in the television production for the host broadcaster and various rights-holders. 45 hours of live coverage were produced with over 300 hours of live coverage of the racing guaranteed around the world.

Coverage of the Valencia Louis Vuitton Acts on the official website, www.americascup.com was also popular. Featuring news, features, photos, results, and live updates in four languages, along with audio commentary in English and Spanish, the site received 2 649 958 page views and 302 306 visitors. Average unique visitors per day totalled 19 957. All of these numbers are up an average of 20% from the last Act in Trapani.

America's Cup Park Attendance - Valencia Louis Vuitton Acts 10 & 11