Team New Zealand's first boat for the 31st America's Cup will be known as NZL 81.
The boat is being built at Cookson Boats on Auckland's North Shore, and is expected to be launched in August.
All the syndicates challenging New Zealand have either launched their new boats or have them under
construction.
That means the next international sail number, 82, will likely be issued for New Zealand's second boat, which will likely be launched in September.
The Mascalzone Latino campaign from Italy is expected to have just one boat, which was launched on May 4, but the 8 other syndicates have two boats each.
Under the rules governing the International America's Cup class (IACC) each syndicate can build no more than two boats.
During the last America's Cup, Team New Zealand sailed NZL57 and the eventual Cup winner, NZL60.
Team New Zealand first won the America's Cup in 1995 with NZL 32, after qualifying in the Louis Vuitton challenger series with NZL 38.
Sail numbers issued for the 2002-2003 America's Cup
SWE 63 Victory Challenge
SUI 64 Alingi
USA 65 One World
USA 66 Team Dennis Conner
USA 67 One World
GER 68 Illbruck
FRA 69 le Defi
GBR 70 GBR Challenge
USA 71 Oracle Racing
ITA 72 Mascaalzone
SWE 73 Victory Challenge
ITA 74 Prada
SUI 75 Alingi
USA 76 Oracle Racing
USA 77 Team Dennis Conner
GBR 78 GBR Challenge
FRA 79 le Defi
ITA 80 Prada
NZL 81 Team New Zealand
