The Louis Vuitton Acts were a series of International America's Cup Class regattas leading up to the 2007 Louis Vuitton Cup and 2007 America's Cup. Thirteen regattas or acts were held in total. These regattas involved all eleven challengers plus the holder of the America's Cup, Alinghi, and allowed the challengers to earn bonus points that went towards the Louis Vuitton Cup. The 2004-2007 period was the first time this format had been used in America's Cup racing.
The 2004 ACC Championship was won by Team New Zealand.
Country | Team name | Yacht Club | Act 1 | Act 2 | Act 3 | Points | Ranking |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Emirates Team New Zealand | Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
![]() | BMW Oracle Racing | Golden Gate Yacht Club | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
![]() | Alinghi | Société Nautique de Genève | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
![]() | Luna Rossa Challenge | Yacht Club Italiano | DNC* | 2 | 4 | 13 | 4 |
![]() | Le Défi | Union Nationale Pour La Course au Large | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 5 |
![]() | K Challenge | Cercle de la Voile de Paris | 5 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 6 |
![]() | Team Shosholoza | Royal Cape Yacht Club | 6 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 7 |
![]() | +39 Challenge | Circolo Vela Gargnano | DNC* | 7 | 8 | 22 | 8 |
* The two teams that DNC in Act 1 received 7 points.
Act One was sailed in Marseille, France. The Act was scheduled to consist of six fleet races and a round robin of match races, however two fleet races were canceled due to poor weather. BMW Oracle Racing won Act 1.
|
|
Act Two was sailed in Valencia, Spain. This was the first regatta in the port that was to host the 2007 Louis Vuitton Cup and America's Cup. Three rounds of racing were lost to poor weather. The Act consisted of a double round robin of match races. Emirates Team New Zealand won Act 2.
Act Three was sailed in Valencia, Spain. The Act was scheduled to consist of seven fleet races, however one fleet race was canceled due to poor weather. Alinghi won Act 3.
Team Name | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Race 4 | Race 5 | Race 6 | Points | Ranking |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 4th | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 40 | 1 |
![]() | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 6th | 5th | 1st | 38 | 2 |
![]() | 5th | 6th | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | 34 | 3 |
![]() | 3rd | 4th | 7th | 2nd | 4th | 4th | 30 | 4 |
![]() | 8th | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 2nd | 5th | 28 | 5 |
![]() | 2nd | 7th | 8th | 5th | 7th | 8th | 17 | 6 |
![]() | 7th | 5th | 5th | 7th | 8th | 7th | 15 | 7 |
![]() | 6th | 8th | 6th | DNF | 6th | 6th | 13 | 8 |
The 2005 ACC Championship was won by Alinghi.
Country | Team name | Yacht Club | Act 4 | Act 5 | Act 6 | Act 7 | Act 8 | Act 9 | Points | Ranking |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Alinghi | Société Nautique de Genève | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 71 | 1 |
![]() | Emirates Team New Zealand | Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 61 | 2 |
![]() | BMW Oracle Racing | Golden Gate Yacht Club | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 61 | 3 |
![]() | Luna Rossa Challenge | Yacht Club Italiano | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 57 | 4 |
![]() | Desafío Español 2007 | Real Federación Española de Vela | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 42 | 5 |
![]() | Victory Challenge | Gamla Stans Yacht Sällskap | 5 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 34 | 6 |
![]() | K Challenge | Cercle de la Voile de Paris | 7 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 32 | 7 |
![]() | +39 Challenge | Circolo Vela Gargnano | 9 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 8 |
![]() | Mascalzone Latino - Capitalia Team | Reale Yacht Club Canottieri Savoia | 8 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 30 | 9 |
![]() | United Internet Team Germany | Deutscher Challenger Yacht Club | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 21 | 10 |
![]() | Team Shosholoza | Royal Cape Yacht Club | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 18 | 11 |
![]() | China Team | Qingdao International Yacht Club | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 12 |
Act Four was sailed in Valencia, Spain. The Act consisted of a singleround robin of match races. Alinghi won Act 4.
|
|
Act Five was sailed in Valencia, Spain. The Act consisted of five fleet races. Luna Rossa won Act 5.
Team Name | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Race 4 | Race 5 | Points | Ranking |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 2nd | 6th | 6th | 1st | 4th | 46 | 1 |
![]() | 3rd | 7th | 2nd | 2nd | 5th | 46 | 2 |
![]() | 1st | 9th | 1st | 5th | 6th | 43 | 3 |
![]() | 5th | 5th | 3rd | 3rd | 10th | 39 | 4 |
![]() | 12th | 1st | 5th | 7th | 2nd | 38 | 5 |
![]() | 4th | 2nd | 7th | DSQ | 3rd | 36 | 6 |
![]() | 7th | 4th | 4th | 6th | 9th | 35 | 7 |
![]() | 8th | 8th | 9th | 8th | 1st | 31 | 8 |
![]() | 10th | 3rd | 10th | 9th | 7th | 26 | 9 |
![]() | 6th | 11th | 8th | 4th | 11th | 25 | 10 |
![]() | 11th | 12th | 12th | 10th | 8th | 12 | 11 |
![]() | 9th | 10th | 11th | 11th | 12th | 12 | 12 |
Act Six was held in Malmö, Skåne, Sweden. The Act consisted of a single round robin of match races. Alinghi won Act 6.
|
|
Act Seven was held in Malmö, Skåne, Sweden. The Act was to consist of five fleet races, however poor weather meant that the Act was reduced to three races. Alinghi won Act 7.
Team Name | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Points | Ranking |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 2nd | 4th | 1st | 32 | 1 |
![]() | 1st | 2nd | 4th | 32 | 2 |
![]() | 6th | 3rd | 2nd | 28 | 3 |
![]() | 4th | 6th | 3rd | 26 | 4 |
![]() | 3rd | 5th | 5th | 26 | 5 |
![]() | 10th | 1st | 9th | 19 | 6 |
![]() | 5th | 10th | 7th | 17 | 7 |
![]() | 9th | 7th | 6th | 17 | 8 |
![]() | 8th | 8th | 11th | 12 | 9 |
![]() | 7th | 11th | 10th | 11 | 10 |
![]() | 12th | 9th | 8th | 10 | 11 |
![]() | 11th | 12th | 12th | 4 | 12 |
Act Eight was held in Trapani, Italy. The Act consisted of a single round robin of match races. Alinghi won Act 8.
|
|
Act Nine was held in Trapani, Italy. The Act consisted of five fleet races. Alinghi won Act 9.
Team Name | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Race 4 | Race 5 | Points | Ranking |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 56 | 1 |
![]() | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 56 | 2 |
![]() | 2nd | 3rd | 5th | 3rd | 6th | 46 | 2 |
![]() | 6th | 6th | 4th | 8th | 1st | 40 | 4 |
![]() | 5th | 5th | 3rd | 7th | 8th | 37 | 5 |
![]() | 11th | 4th | 6th | 6th | 4th | 34 | 6 |
![]() | 8th | 8th | 7th | 11th | 5th | 26 | 7 |
![]() | 10th | 11th | 8th | 5th | 7th | 24 | 8 |
![]() | 4th | 7th | 11th | 12th | 9th | 22 | 9 |
![]() | 12th | 10th | 9th | 4th | 11th | 19 | 10 |
![]() | 9th | 9th | 12th | 9th | 10th | 16 | 11 |
![]() | 7th | DNF | 10th | 10th | DNS | 12 | 12 |
The 2006 ACC Championship was won by Team New Zealand.
Country | Team name | Yacht Club | Act 10 | Act 11 | Act 12 | Points | Ranking |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Emirates Team New Zealand | Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron | 3 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 1 |
![]() | Alinghi | Société Nautique de Genève | 4 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 2 |
![]() | BMW Oracle Racing | Golden Gate Yacht Club | 1 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 3 |
![]() | Luna Rossa Challenge | Yacht Club Italiano | 2 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 4 |
![]() | Mascalzone Latino - Capitalia Team | Reale Yacht Club Canottieri Savoia | 7 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 5 |
![]() | Desafío Español 2007 | Real Federación Española de Vela | 5 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 6 |
![]() | Team Shosholoza | Royal Cape Yacht Club | 8 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 7 |
![]() | Victory Challenge | Gamla Stans Yacht Sällskap | 7 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 8 |
![]() | Areva Challenge | Cercle de la Voile de Paris | 10 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 9 |
![]() | +39 Challenge | Circolo Vela Gargnano | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 10 |
![]() | United Internet Team Germany | Deutscher Challenger Yacht Club | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 11 |
![]() | China Team | Qingdao International Yacht Club | 12 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 12 |
Act Ten was sailed in Valencia, Spain. The Act consisted of a singleround robin of match races. BMW Oracle Racing won Act 10.
|
|
Act Eleven was held in Valencia, Spain. The Act consisted of five fleet races. Alinghi won Act 11.
Team Name | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Race 4 | Race 5 | Points | Ranking |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 6th | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 53 | 1 |
![]() | 10th | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 4th | 45 | 2 |
![]() | 4th | 7th | 2nd | 5th | 2nd | 45 | 3 |
![]() | 9th | 6th | 4th | 2nd | 3rd | 41 | 4 |
![]() | 2nd | 10th | 5th | 4th | 5th | 39 | 5 |
![]() | 5th | 5th | 6th | 8th | 8th | 33 | 6 |
![]() | 7th | 4th | 8th | 7th | 7th | 32 | 7 |
![]() | 3rd | 12th | 7th | 6th | 6th | 31 | 8 |
![]() | 8th | 3rd | 10th | 9th | 9th | 26 | 9 |
![]() | 1st | 8th | 11th | 10th | 11th | 24 | 10 |
![]() | 11th | 11th | 9th | 11th | 10th | 13 | 11 |
![]() | 12th | 9th | 12th | DNF | DNS | 6 | 12 |
Act Twelve was sailed in Valencia, Spain. The Act consisted of a singleround robin of match races plus three divisions of knock out finals. Emirates Team New Zealand won Act 12.
|
|
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
![]() | 2 | |||||
1st and 2nd place | ||||||
![]() | 1 | |||||
![]() | 2 | |||||
![]() | 1 | |||||
![]() | 0 | |||||
![]() | 2 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
3rd and 4th place | ||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||
![]() | 0 |
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
![]() | 2 | |||||
5th and 6th place | ||||||
![]() | 1 | |||||
![]() | 2 | |||||
![]() | 0 | |||||
![]() | 2 | |||||
![]() | 0 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
7th and 8th place | ||||||
![]() | 1 | |||||
![]() | 2 |
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
![]() | 2 | |||||
9th and 10th place | ||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||
![]() | 2 | |||||
![]() | 0 | |||||
![]() | 2 | |||||
![]() | 0 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
11th and 12th place | ||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||
![]() | 2 |
No ACC Championship was awarded in 2007, instead the focus was on the 2007 Louis Vuitton Cup and the 2007 America's Cup.
Act Thirteen was held in Valencia, Spain. The Act consisted of seven fleet races. Alinghi won Act 13.
Team Name | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Race 4 | Race 5 | Race 6 | Race 7 | Points | Ranking |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 4th | 1st | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 78 | 1 |
![]() | 5th | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 1st | 3rd | 6th | 64 | 2 |
![]() | 3rd | 6th | 5th | 2nd | 4th | 5th | 3rd | 63 | 3 |
![]() | 7th | 5th | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 8th | 4th | 60 | 4 |
![]() | 1st | 4th | 7th | 4th | 10th | 6th | 2nd | 57 | 5 |
![]() | 8th | 2nd | 3rd | 9th | 6th | 1st | 7th | 55 | 6 |
![]() | 2nd | 8th | 10th | 7th | 5th | 7th | 9th | 43 | 7 |
![]() | 12th | 11th | 6th | 8th | 7th | 4th | 8th | 35 | 8 |
![]() | 9th | 10th | 8th | 10th | 8th | 10th | 5th | 31 | 9 |
![]() | 6th | 9th | DSQ | 6th | 9th | 9th | 10th | 29 | 10 |
![]() | 10th | 7th | 5th* | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | 17 | 11 |
![]() | 11th | 12th | 9th | 11th | 11th | 11th | 11th | 15 | 12 |
*+39 Challenge awarded redress after collision. [3]
Each challenger was awarded between 1-4 bonus points to take into the 2007 Louis Vuitton Cup based on their performances in the last Ten Acts. Between 11-1 points were awarded to each team per Act based on the final position the syndicate when Alinghi was excluded. For 2006 Acts the points were doubled and the points were tripled for 2007 Acts. The 2004 Acts were not worth any points. Emirates Team New Zealand topped the table and took the maximum four bonus points into the Louis Vuitton Cup.
Team Name | Act 4 | Act 5 | Act 6 | Act 7 | Act 8 | Act 9 | Act 10 | Act 11 | Act 12 | Act 13 | Points | Ranking | Bonus Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 33 | 158 | 1 | 4 |
![]() | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 147 | 2 | 3 |
![]() | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 27 | 145 | 3 | 3 |
![]() | 8 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 21 | 106 | 4 | 3 |
![]() | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 103 | 5 | 2 |
![]() | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 83 | 6 | 2 |
![]() | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 73 | 7 | 2 |
![]() | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 72 | 8 | 1 |
![]() | 6 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 6* | 66 | 9 | 2* |
![]() | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 42 | 10 | 1 |
![]() | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 1 |
*+39 Challenge awarded redress after collision in Act 13. [3]
Alinghi, or Alinghi Red Bull Racing because of the sports marketing branding by Red Bull, is the syndicate set up by Ernesto Bertarelli, racing under the colors of the Société Nautique de Genève, to challenge for the America's Cup, as well as other competitions. Bertarelli had raced several smaller yachts named Alinghi previously, but 2003 was his first attempt at the America's Cup. Alinghi challenged for and won the 2003 America's Cup in Auckland New Zealand and successfully defended it at the 2007 America's Cup in Valencia, Spain. Alinghi lost the America's Cup to the Golden Gate Yacht Club and their team BMW Oracle Racing in a Deed of Gift match in Valencia, Spain in February 2010.
Oracle Team USA is an American yacht racing syndicate initially formed to compete for the 2003 America's Cup. They competed again in the 2007 event before winning the 33rd America's Cup regatta in 2010 – representing the Golden Gate Yacht Club. The team also won the 34th America's Cup in 2013.
The Louis Vuitton Cup was the name of the Challenger Selection Series sailing competition from 1983, named after its sponsor, Louis Vuitton. The winner of the competition became the challenger to compete with the defender of the America's Cup. The competition for the 2017 America's Cup changed format and name to the Louis Vuitton Challenger’s Trophy. The following series, in 2021, was named the Prada Cup after its new sponsor. In 2024 the challenger selection series will again be named after Louis Vuitton. Five out of the nine winners of the Louis Vuitton Cup competitions subsequently won the America's Cup itself.
The International Americas Cup Class is a class of racing yacht that was developed for the America's Cup between 1992 and 2007. These yachts, while not identical, were all designed to the same formula to offer designers the freedom to experiment whilst keeping the boats sufficiently comparable to race in real time. The class was established for the 1992 America's Cup because of perceived shortcomings of the 12-metre class, which had been used in the America's Cup since 1958.
Team New Zealand or TNZ is a sailing team based in Auckland, New Zealand representing the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron.
The 2007 America's Cup was the thirty-second challenge for the America's Cup and was won by Alinghi in the 7th race. The Cup is the most famous and most prestigious regatta and Match Race in the sport of sailing.
Il Moro Challenge was a 1992 Italian America's Cup team headed by industrialist Raul Gardini. The team won the 1992 Louis Vuitton Cup but failed to win the 28th America's Cup.
NZL 92 is an International America's Cup Class racing boat sailed by Emirates Team New Zealand that won the Louis Vuitton Cup 2007 but was beaten in the 2007 America's Cup by the defender Alinghi team sailing SUI 100.
Christopher Stuart Dickson is a sailor from New Zealand. He was world youth champion three years in succession and later became world match race champion three times. He also skippered several yachts in America's Cup racing, and for New Zealand at the 2000 Summer Olympics, and in numerous other sailing competitions.
The 2007 Louis Vuitton Cup held in Valencia, Spain, from April 16 to June 6 was the event used to select the challenger for the 2007 America's Cup. Eleven potential challengers competed in the competition which consisted of two round robins, two semi-finals and a final. The winner was Emirates Team New Zealand, who challenged the defender Alinghi in June 2007 for the America's Cup.
Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli, originally named Prada Challenge, then Luna Rossa Challenge, is an Italian sailboat racing syndicate first created to compete for the 2000 America's Cup. It won the Louis Vuitton Cup on its first attempt in 2000, but then lost the America's Cup match against the defending champion team, Team New Zealand.
NZL 82 was a 2003-generation International America's Cup Class racing yacht. Raced by defenders Team New Zealand in the 2003 America's Cup match, she was defeated 5–0 by challenger Alinghi.
The 31st America's Cup was contested between the holder, Team New Zealand, and the winner of the 2003 Louis Vuitton Cup, Alinghi.
The Louis Vuitton Pacific Series was a match race regatta in America's Cup Class yachts in Auckland, New Zealand during January and February 2009. Racing started on 30 January. The Louis Vuitton Pacific Series was organised in association with the New Zealand Government, Emirates Team New Zealand, the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron, Auckland City and Skycity Entertainment Group. Bruno Troublé was Louis Vuitton's organizer and spokesperson for the Series.
The 4th Louis Vuitton Cup was held in San Diego, United States in 1995. The winner, Team New Zealand, went on to challenge for and win the 1995 America's Cup.
The Louis Vuitton Trophy Nice Côte d’Azur was the first in a series of regattas that compete for the Louis Vuitton Trophy. The regatta was held in Nice between 7 and 22 November 2009. The Louis Vuitton Trophy format uses existing International America's Cup Class yachts loaned to the regatta by various America's Cup racing syndicates, keeping costs relatively low for the competing teams.
The Louis Vuitton Trophy Dubai was the fourth in a scheduled series of regattas that compete for the Louis Vuitton Trophy. The regatta occurred in Dubai between 14–27 November 2010. The Louis Vuitton Trophy format uses existing International America's Cup Class yachts loaned to the regatta by various America's Cup racing syndicates, keeping costs relatively low for the competing teams.
The following were the scheduled events of sailing for the year 2017 throughout the world.
Dean Phipps is a New Zealand sailor who has competed in eight America's Cups.
Rodney Ardern is a New Zealand sailor who has competed in multiple America's Cups and Volvo Ocean Races.