* The two teams that DNC in Act 1 received 7 points.
Act 1edit
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.
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.
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 3edit
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.
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.
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.
Act Ten was sailed in Valencia, Spain. The Act consisted of a singleround robin of match races. BMW Oracle Racing won Act 10.
Act 10 saw the debut of USA 87, ITA 86 and NZL 84.
Act 10 saw the introduction of CHN 79, a rebadged FRA 79 from Le Defi's 2003 Louis Vuitton Cup campaign, and ESP 65, formerly USA 65 from OneWorld's 2003 campaign.
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 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.
*+39 Challenge awarded redress after collision.[3]
Bonus Pointsedit
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]
Referencesedit
^2004: Valencia Louis Vuitton Act 2 America's Cup Official Website, 02.11.2004
^Louis Vuitton Act 13 Archived 2007-05-04 at the Wayback MachineYachting World, 31 January 2006
^ ab+39 Challenge wins protest, is awarded redress, sail-world.com, 06.04.2007
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United States
Switzerland
Italy
France
South Africa
Alinghi (SUI 64)
BMW Oracle Racing (USA 71)
Spain
Sweden
Germany
China