Series of International America's Cup Class regattas
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.
2004 ACC Championship [ edit ]
The 2004 ACC Championship was won by Team New Zealand .
* 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 1 saw the debut of FRA 57 and RSA 48, the rebadged NZL 57 and ITA 48 from the 2000 America's Cup .
Team Name
Fleet Race 1
Fleet Race 3
Fleet Race 5
Fleet Race 6
Fleet Racing Pts
Match Racing Pts
Total Pts
Ranking
BMW Oracle Racing (USA 76 )
3rd
1st
1st
1st
22
24
46
1
Alinghi (SUI 64)
1st
2nd
3rd
2nd
20
24
44
2
Team New Zealand (NZL 82 )
2nd
3rd
2nd
3rd
18
24
42
3
Le Defi (FRA 69)
6th
6th
6th
5th
5
12
17
4
K Challenge (FRA 57)
4th
4th
5th
4th
11
6
17
5
Team Shosholoza (RSA 48)
5th
5th
4th
6th
8
0
8
6
KCH
LDF
TNZ
TSH
ALI
BMW
KCH
L
L
W
L
L
LDF
W
L
W
L
L
TNZ
W
W
W
W
L
TSH
L
L
L
L
L
ALI
W
W
L
W
W
BMW
W
W
W
W
L
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 2 saw the debut of FRA 60 and ITA 59, a rebadged NZL 60 and SUI 59 from the 2000 America's Cup and 2000 Louis Vuitton Cup respectively.
Team New Zealand used NZL 81 after NZL 82 was damaged in a storm after the Marseille leg, BMW Oracle Racing used USA 71 for the same reason.[ 1]
Team Name
Won
Lost
Postponed
Total Pts
Ranking
Team New Zealand (NZL 81)
10
1
3
11.5
1
Luna Rossa (ITA 74)
9
2
3
10.5
2
BMW Oracle Racing (USA 71)
8
3
3
9.5
3
Alinghi (SUI 64)
8
3
3
9.5
4
Le Defi (FRA 69)
4
7
3
5.5
5
K Challenge (FRA 60)
3
8
3
4.5
6
+39 Challenge (ITA 59)
2
9
3
3.5
7
Team Shosholoza (RSA 48)
0
11
3
1.5
8
KCH
LDF
+39
LRS
TNZ
TSH
ALI
BMW
KCH
W/L
W/P
L/P
L/L
W/P
L/L
L/L
LDF
L/W
W/L
L/L
L/P
W/W
L/P
L/P
+39
L/P
L/W
L/P
L/L
W/P
L/L
L/L
LRS
W/P
W/W
W/P
W/L
W/P
L/W
W/W
TNZ
W/W
W/P
W/W
L/W
W/W
W/P
W/P
TSH
L/P
L/L
L/P
L/P
L/L
L/L
L/L
ALI
W/W
W/P
W/W
W/L
L/P
W/W
L/P
BMW
W/W
W/P
W/W
L/L
L/P
W/W
W/P
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
Alinghi (SUI 64)
4th
1st
3rd
1st
3rd
2nd
40
1
Team New Zealand (NZL 81)
1st
2nd
1st
6th
5th
1st
38
2
BMW Oracle Racing (USA 71)
5th
6th
2nd
3rd
1st
3rd
34
3
Luna Rossa (ITA 74)
3rd
4th
7th
2nd
4th
4th
30
4
K Challenge (FRA 60)
8th
3rd
4th
4th
2nd
5th
28
5
Le Defi (FRA 69)
2nd
7th
8th
5th
7th
8th
17
6
Team Shosholoza (RSA 48)
7th
5th
5th
7th
8th
7th
15
7
+39 Challenge (ITA 59)
6th
8th
6th
DNF
6th
6th
13
8
2005 ACC Championship [ edit ]
The 2005 ACC Championship was won by Alinghi .
Act Four was sailed in Valencia, Spain. The Act consisted of a singleround robin of match races. Alinghi won Act 4.
Act 4 saw the debut of RSA 83, the first IACC boat constructed in Africa , and SUI 75.
Desafío Español 2007 sailed ESP 67, a rebadged USA 67 from OneWorld 's 2003 Louis Vuitton Cup campaign while Mascalzone Latino - Capitalia Team sailed ITA 77, a rebadged USA 77 from Team Dennis Conner 's 2003 campaign.
Team Germany sailed GER 72, which was a rebadged ITA 72 from Mascalzone Latino, while China Team sailed CHN 69 as they had merged with Le Defi and acquired FRA 69.
Team Name
Raced
Won
Lost
Points
Ranking
Alinghi (SUI 75)
11
11
0
11
1
Team New Zealand (NZL 82 )
11
10
1
10
2
BMW Oracle Racing (USA 76 )
11
9
2
9
3
Luna Rossa (ITA 74)
11
8
3
8
4
Victory Challenge (SWE 63)
11
6
5
6
5
Desafío Español 2007 (ESP 67)
11
6
5
6
6
K Challenge (FRA 60)
11
4
7
4
7
Mascalzone Latino - Capitalia Team (ITA 77)
11
4
7
4
8
+39 Challenge (ITA 59)
11
4
7
4
9
United Internet Team Germany (GER 72)
11
3
8
3
10
China Team (CHN 69)
11
1
10
1
11
Team Shosholoza (RSA 83)
11
0
11
0
12
ALI
BMW
+39
TSH
ETNZ
LRS
KCH
VCH
DESP
MLCT
UITG
CHN
ALI
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
BMW
L
W
W
L
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
+39
L
L
W
L
L
W
L
L
L
W
W
TSH
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
ETNZ
L
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
LRS
L
L
W
W
L
W
W
W
W
W
W
KCH
L
L
L
W
L
L
W
L
W
L
W
VCH
L
L
W
W
L
L
L
W
W
W
W
DESP
L
L
W
W
L
L
W
L
W
W
W
MLCT
L
L
W
W
L
L
L
L
L
W
W
UITG
L
L
L
W
L
L
W
L
L
L
W
CHN
L
L
L
W
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
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
Luna Rossa (ITA 74)
2nd
6th
6th
1st
4th
46
1
Alinghi (SUI 75)
3rd
7th
2nd
2nd
5th
46
2
Team New Zealand (NZL 82 )
1st
9th
1st
5th
6th
43
3
BMW Oracle Racing (USA 76 )
5th
5th
3rd
3rd
10th
39
4
Mascalzone Latino - Capitalia Team (ITA 77)
12th
1st
5th
7th
2nd
38
5
Victory Challenge (SWE 63)
4th
2nd
7th
DSQ
3rd
36
6
K Challenge (FRA 60)
7th
4th
4th
6th
9th
35
7
Desafío Español 2007 (ESP 69)
8th
8th
9th
8th
1st
31
8
+39 Challenge (ITA 59)
10th
3rd
10th
9th
7th
26
9
United Internet Team Germany (GER 72)
6th
11th
8th
4th
11th
25
10
China Team (CHN 69)
11th
12th
12th
10th
8th
12
11
Team Shosholoza (RSA 83)
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.
Victory Challenge switched from SWE 63 to SWE 73, deciding it was better suited to the Swedish conditions
Team Name
Raced
Won
Lost
Points
Ranking
Alinghi (SUI 75)
11
11
0
11
1
BMW Oracle Racing (USA 76 )
11
10
1
10
2
Team New Zealand (NZL 82 )
11
8
3
8
3
Luna Rossa (ITA 74)
11
8
3
8
4
Desafío Español 2007 (ESP 67)
11
6
5
6
5
+39 Challenge (ITA 59)
11
6
5
6
6
Mascalzone Latino - Capitalia Team (ITA 77)
11
5
6
5
7
Victory Challenge (SWE 73)
11
4
7
4
8
K Challenge (FRA 60)
11
3
8
3
9
United Internet Team Germany (GER 72)
11
2
9
2
10
Team Shosholoza (RSA 83)
11
2
9
2
11
China Team (CHN 69)
11
1
10
1
12
ALI
BMW
+39
TSH
ETNZ
LRS
KCH
VCH
DESP
MLCT
UITG
CHN
ALI
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
BMW
L
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
+39
L
L
W
W
L
L
W
L
W
W
W
TSH
L
L
L
L
L
L
W
L
L
L
W
ETNZ
L
L
L
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
LRS
L
L
W
W
L
W
W
W
W
W
W
KCH
L
L
W
W
L
L
L
L
L
W
L
VCH
L
L
L
L
L
L
W
W
L
W
W
DESP
L
L
W
W
L
L
W
L
W
W
W
MLCT
L
L
L
W
L
L
W
W
L
W
W
UITG
L
L
L
W
L
L
L
L
L
L
W
CHN
L
L
L
L
L
L
W
L
L
L
L
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
Alinghi (SUI 75)
2nd
4th
1st
32
1
BMW Oracle Racing (USA 76 )
1st
2nd
4th
32
2
Luna Rossa (ITA 74)
6th
3rd
2nd
28
3
Team New Zealand (NZL 82 )
4th
6th
3rd
26
4
Desafío Español 2007 (ESP 67)
3rd
5th
5th
26
5
K Challenge (FRA 60)
10th
1st
9th
19
6
United Internet Team Germany (GER 72)
5th
10th
7th
17
7
+39 Challenge (ITA 59)
9th
7th
6th
17
8
Mascalzone Latino - Capitalia Team (ITA 77)
8th
8th
11th
12
9
Team Shosholoza (RSA 83)
7th
11th
10th
11
10
Victory Challenge (SWE 73)
12th
9th
8th
10
11
China Team (CHN 69)
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.
Team Name
Raced
Won
Lost
Points
Ranking
Alinghi (SUI 75)
11
9
2
9
1
Team New Zealand (NZL 82 )
11
9
2
9
2
Luna Rossa (ITA 74)
11
9
2
9
3
BMW Oracle Racing (USA 76 )
11
9
2
9
4
K Challenge (FRA 60)
11
7
4
7
5
Victory Challenge (SWE 63)
11
6
5
6
6
+39 Challenge (ITA 59)
11
4
7
4
7
Desafío Español 2007 (ESP 67)
11
4
7
4
8
Mascalzone Latino - Capitalia Team (ITA 77)
11
3
8
3
9
Team Shosholoza (RSA 83)
11
3
8
3
10
United Internet Team Germany (GER 72)
11
2
9
2
11
China Team (CHN 69)
11
1
10
1
12
ALI
BMW
+39
TSH
ETNZ
LRS
KCH
VCH
DESP
MLCT
UITG
CHN
ALI
L
W
W
W
W
L
W
W
W
W
W
BMW
L
W
W
L
L
W
W
W
W
W
W
+39
L
L
W
L
L
L
L
W
W
W
L
TSH
DNS
L
L
L
L
W
L
L
L
W
W
ETNZ
L
W
W
W
W
L
W
W
W
W
W
LRS
DNF
W
W
W
L
W
W
W
W
W
W
KCH
W
L
W
DNF
W
DNF
L
W
W
W
W
VCH
L
L
W
W
L
L
W
W
L
W
W
DESP
L
L
L
W
L
L
L
L
W
W
W
MLCT
L
L
L
W
DNF
L
L
W
L
L
W
UITG
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
DNF
W
W
CHN
L
L
W
L
L
L
L
DNS
DNF
L
L
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
Alinghi (SUI 75)
3rd
1st
1st
1st
3rd
56
1
BMW Oracle Racing (USA 76 )
1st
2nd
2nd
2nd
2nd
56
2
Team New Zealand (NZL 82 )
2nd
3rd
5th
3rd
6th
46
2
Desafío Español 2007 (ESP 67)
6th
6th
4th
8th
1st
40
4
Team Shosholoza (RSA 83)
5th
5th
3rd
7th
8th
37
5
Luna Rossa (ITA 74)
11th
4th
6th
6th
4th
34
6
+39 Challenge (ITA 59)
8th
8th
7th
11th
5th
26
7
Victory Challenge (SWE 63)
10th
11th
8th
5th
7th
24
8
United Internet Team Germany (GER 72)
4th
7th
11th
12th
9th
22
9
Mascalzone Latino - Capitalia Team (ITA 77)
12th
10th
9th
4th
11th
19
10
China Team (CHN 69)
9th
9th
12th
9th
10th
16
11
K Challenge (FRA 60)
7th
DNF
10th
10th
DNS
12
12
2006 ACC Championship [ edit ]
The 2006 ACC Championship was won by Team New Zealand .
Act Ten was sailed in Valencia, Spain. The Act consisted of a singleround robin of match races. BMW Oracle Racing won Act 10.
Team Name
Raced
Won
Lost
Points
Ranking
BMW Oracle Racing (USA 87 )
11
10
1
10
1
Luna Rossa (ITA 86)
11
9
2
9
2
Team New Zealand (NZL 84)
11
9
2
9
3
Alinghi (SUI 75)
11
9
2
9
4
Desafío Español 2007 (ESP 65)
11
6
5
6
5
Victory Challenge (SWE 63)
11
6
5
6
6
Mascalzone Latino - Capitalia Team (ITA 77)
11
5
6
5
7
Team Shosholoza (RSA 83)
11
4
7
4
8
+39 Challenge (ITA 59)
11
3
8
3
9
Areva Challenge (FRA 60)
11
3
8
3
10
United Internet Team Germany (GER 72)
11
2
9
2
11
China Team (CHN 79)
11
0
11
0
12
ALI
BMW
+39
TSH
ETNZ
LRS
ARV
VCH
DESP
MLCT
UITG
CHN
ALI
W
W
W
L
L
W
W
W
W
W
W
BMW
L
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
+39
L
L
L
L
L
W
L
L
L
W
W
TSH
L
L
W
L
L
W
L
W
L
L
W
ETNZ
W
L
W
W
L
W
W
W
W
W
W
LRS
W
L
W
W
W
W
W
L
W
W
W
ARV
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
W
L
W
W
VCH
L
L
W
W
L
L
W
L
W
W
W
DESP
L
L
W
L
L
W
L
W
W
W
W
MLCT
L
L
W
W
L
L
W
L
L
W
W
UITG
L
L
L
W
L
L
L
L
L
L
W
CHN
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
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
Alinghi (SUI 75)
6th
1st
1st
3rd
1st
53
1
Luna Rossa (ITA 86)
10th
2nd
3rd
1st
4th
45
2
Team New Zealand (NZL 84)
4th
7th
2nd
5th
2nd
45
3
BMW Oracle Racing (USA 87 )
9th
6th
4th
2nd
3rd
41
4
Mascalzone Latino - Capitalia Team (ITA 77)
2nd
10th
5th
4th
5th
39
5
Team Shosholoza (RSA 83)
5th
5th
6th
8th
8th
33
6
Areva Challenge (FRA 60)
7th
4th
8th
7th
7th
32
7
+39 Challenge (ITA 59)
3rd
12th
7th
6th
6th
31
8
Desafío Español 2007 (ESP 65)
8th
3rd
10th
9th
9th
26
9
Victory Challenge (SWE 63)
1st
8th
11th
10th
11th
24
10
United Internet Team Germany (GER 72)
11th
11th
9th
11th
10th
13
11
China Team (CHN 79)
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.
Act 12 saw the introduction of ESP 88.
Team Name
Raced
Won
Lost
Points
Ranking
Team New Zealand (NZL 84)
11
11
0
11
1
Luna Rossa (ITA 86)
11
10
1
10
2
Alinghi (SUI 75)
11
8
3
8
3
BMW Oracle Racing (USA 87 )
11
8
3
8
4
Desafío Español 2007 (ESP 88)
11
7
4
7
5
Mascalzone Latino - Capitalia Team (ITA 77)
11
6
5
6
6
Victory Challenge (SWE 63)
11
6
5
6
7
Team Shosholoza (RSA 83)
11
3
8
3
8
Areva Challenge (FRA 60)
11
3
8
3
9
+39 Challenge (ITA 59)
11
3
8
3
10
United Internet Team Germany (GER 72)
11
1
10
1
11
China Team (CHN 79)
11
0
11
0
12
ALI
BMW
+39
TSH
ETNZ
LRS
ARV
VCH
DESP
MLCT
UITG
CHN
ALI
W
W
W
L
L
W
L
W
W
W
W
BMW
L
W
W
L
L
W
W
W
W
W
W
+39
L
L
W
L
L
L
L
L
L
W
W
TSH
L
L
L
L
L
W
L
L
L
W
W
ETNZ
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
LRS
W
W
W
W
L
W
W
W
W
W
W
ARV
L
L
W
L
L
L
L
L
L
W
W
VCH
W
L
W
W
L
L
W
L
L
W
W
DESP
L
L
W
W
L
L
W
W
W
W
W
MLCT
L
L
W
W
L
L
W
W
L
W
W
UITG
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
W
CHN
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
Semi-finals Final
Team New Zealand2
1st and 2nd place
BMW Oracle Racing1
Team New Zealand2
Alinghi1
Luna Rossa0
Alinghi2
Third place
3rd and 4th place
BMW Oracle Racing2
Luna Rossa0
Semi-finals Final
Desafío Español 20072
5th and 6th place
Team Shosholoza1
Desafío Español 20072
Mascalzone Latino - Capitalia Team0
Mascalzone Latino - Capitalia Team2
Victory Challenge0
Third place
7th and 8th place
Team Shosholoza1
Victory Challenge2
Semi-finals Final
Areva Challenge2
9th and 10th place
China Team0
Areva Challenge2
+39 Challenge0
+39 Challenge2
United Internet Team Germany0
Third place
11th and 12th place
China Team0
United Internet Team Germany2
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.
Act 13 was originally to be titled Act 14 due to the desire to avoid having a "thirteenth race" however the Act was later retitled Act 13 for simplicities sake.[ 2]
Act 13 saw the introduction of SUI 91, ITA 94, FRA 93, ITA 85, ESP 97, ITA 99, GER 89, CHN 95 and SWE 96.
Team Name
Race 1
Race 2
Race 3
Race 4
Race 5
Race 6
Race 7
Points
Ranking
Alinghi (SUI 91)
4th
1st
1st
1st
3rd
2nd
1st
78
1
Team New Zealand (NZL 84)
5th
3rd
4th
5th
1st
3rd
6th
64
2
Mascalzone Latino - Capitalia Team (ITA 99)
3rd
6th
5th
2nd
4th
5th
3rd
63
3
Luna Rossa (ITA 94)
7th
5th
2nd
3rd
2nd
8th
4th
60
4
BMW Oracle Racing (USA 87 )
1st
4th
7th
4th
10th
6th
2nd
57
5
Desafío Español 2007 (ESP 97)
8th
2nd
3rd
9th
6th
1st
7th
55
6
Team Shosholoza (RSA 83)
2nd
8th
10th
7th
5th
7th
9th
43
7
Victory Challenge (SWE 96)
12th
11th
6th
8th
7th
4th
8th
35
8
Areva Challenge (FRA 93)
9th
10th
8th
10th
8th
10th
5th
31
9
United Internet Team Germany (GER 89)
6th
9th
DSQ
6th
9th
9th
10th
29
10
+39 Challenge (ITA 85)
10th
7th
5th*
DNS
DNS
DNS
DNS
17
11
China Team (CHN 95)
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
Team New Zealand
11
10
10
9
11
10
20
22
22
33
158
1
4
BMW Oracle Racing
10
9
11
11
11
11
22
18
20
24
147
2
3
Luna Rossa
9
11
10
10
11
7
20
22
18
27
145
3
3
Desafío Español 2007
8
5
8
9
6
9
16
8
16
21
106
4
3
Mascalzone Latino - Capitalia Team
6
8
6
4
4
3
12
16
14
30
103
5
2
Victory Challenge
8
7
5
2
7
5
16
6
12
15
83
6
2
Team Shosholoza
1
2
3
3
4
8
10
14
10
18
73
7
2
Areva Challenge
6
6
4
7
8
1
8
12
8
12
72
8
1
+39 Challenge
6
4
8
6
6
6
8
10
6
6*
66
9
2*
United Internet Team Germany
3
3
3
6
2
4
4
4
4
9
42
10
1
China Team
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
18
11
1
*+39 Challenge awarded redress after collision in Act 13.[ 3]