Two Extreme 40 teams have been revealing their new looks for the 2008 iShares Cup, with new boats hitting the water and new branding unveiled for the first time.

British America’s Cup challengers TEAMORIGIN have launched their Extreme 40 for the first time. Sailing on the Solent on the South Coast of England, the TEAMORIGIN crew had no need to hold back onboard their catamaran — brothers Rob and Peter Greenhalgh won last year’s iShares Cup circuit overall, and soon had their new patriotic blue and red Extreme 40 flying her hulls

Meanwhile, a little further down the coast at Weymouth — home to the 2012 Olympic Games sailing regatta — the BT Extreme 40 also revealed her new look. Returning to the iShares Cup again after finishing third last year, the BT boat will be skippered by Nick Moloney, with a European crew.

Eight teams have so far entered the iShares Cup, with more participants likely to be announced shortly, so they’ll be plenty more Extreme 40 action in forthcoming weeks as crews prepare or the first event at Lugano, Switzerland, from 30 May-1 June.