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The Louis Vuitton Acts were a series of International America's Cup Class regattas leading up to the 2007 Louis Vuitton Cup

2007 Louis Vuitton Cup

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...

and 2007 America's Cup

2007 America's Cup

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....

. Thirteen regattas or acts were held in total. These regattas involved all eleven challengers plus the holder of the America's Cup

America's Cup

The America’s Cup is a trophy awarded to the winner of the America's Cup match races between two yachts. One yacht, known as the defender, represents the yacht club that currently holds the America's Cup and the second yacht, known as the challenger, represents the yacht club that is challenging...

, Alinghi

Alinghi

Alinghi 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. Bertarelli had raced several smaller yachts named Alinghi previously, but 2003 was his first attempt at the America's Cup...

, and allowed the challengers to earn bonus points that went towards the Louis Vuitton Cup

Louis Vuitton Cup

The Louis Vuitton Cup is a yachting competition connected with the America's Cup. The Louis Vuitton Cup was used as the selection series to select the team to sail as the challenger in the America's Cup...

. The 2004-2007 period was the first time this format had been used in America's Cup racing.

2004 ACC Championship

The 2004 ACC Championship was won by Team New Zealand

Team New Zealand

Team New Zealand is a sailing team based in Auckland, New Zealand representing the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron.Team New Zealand has become a household name in their home country following their consecutive wins in the America's Cup in 1995 and 2000...

Team name	Yacht Club	Act 1	Act 2	Act 3	Points	Ranking
Emirates Team New Zealand	Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron is one of New Zealand's more prestigious yacht clubs, and the club behind New Zealand's America's Cup campaigns, under the guise of Team New Zealand....	3	1	2	6	1
BMW Oracle Racing BMW Oracle Racing Oracle Racing is an American sailboat 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....	Golden Gate Yacht Club Golden Gate Yacht Club The Golden Gate Yacht Club is a yacht club founded in 1939 and is the current holder of the America's Cup won by its racing team BMW Oracle Racing.In 1939 the first members built a clubhouse on a barge in the San Francisco Marina...	1	3	3	7	2
Alinghi Alinghi Alinghi 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. Bertarelli had raced several smaller yachts named Alinghi previously, but 2003 was his first attempt at the America's Cup...	Société Nautique de Genève Société Nautique de Genève The Société Nautique de Genève is a yacht club based in Geneva . It was founded in 1872 with the goal of developing nautical sports and high level sailors...	2	4	1	7	3
Luna Rossa Challenge Luna Rossa Challenge Luna Rossa Challenge is an Italian sailboat racing syndicate, created to compete for the 2000 America's CupSponsored by Prada, and beginning from 2005 also by Telecom Italia.-2000 Louis Vuitton Cup:...	Yacht Club Italiano Yacht Club Italiano The Yacht Club Italiano is a yacht club in Genoa, Italy. It was founded in 1879 and is one of the oldest sailing clubs in the Mediterranean. This club was bestowed Royal Patronage by HRH King Umberto I of Italy since its inception....	DNC*	2	4	13	4
Le Défi LE DEFI Le Défi was a French America's Cup team that competed in the 1992, 1995, 2000 and 2003 Louis Vuitton Cups and in the first few Acts of the 2007 Louis Vuitton Cup. After 2005 Le Défi supported China Team.-History:...	Union Nationale Pour La Course au Large Union Nationale pour la Course au Large The Union Nationale pour la Course au Large also called UNCL is a French yacht clubUNCL was established in 1971 through a merger of the Union Nationale des Croiseurs , and the Groupe des Croiseurs Légers . UNC itself was formed at Brest in 1913 to organise offshore racing in France as this was...	4	5	6	15	5
K Challenge	Cercle de la Voile de Paris	5	6	5	16	6
Team Shosholoza Team Shosholoza Team Shosholoza is a yacht racing team representing Royal Cape Yacht Club of Cape Town, South Africa competing in the 2007 America's Cup.The name Shosholoza refers to a popular South African song and is used in an attempt to encompass the African spirit of the team.-History:The team's history goes...	Royal Cape Yacht Club	6	8	7	21	7
+39 Challenge +39 Challenge +39 Challenge is a yacht racing team established in 2004 that competed for the Louis Vuitton Cup 2007, the challenger series held prior to the America's Cup. The teams is based at the Yacht club "Circolo Vela Gargnano" in Gargnano, Italy, and is owned by Lorenzo Rizzardi, the president of the club...	Circolo Vela Gargnano	DNC*	7	8	22	8

* The two teams that DNC in Act 1 received 7 points.

Act 1

Act One was sailed in Marseille

Marseille

Marseille , known in antiquity as Massalia , is the second largest city in France, after Paris, with a population of 852,395 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Marseille extends beyond the city limits with a population of over 1,420,000 on an area of...

, France

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan 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

BMW Oracle Racing

Oracle Racing is an American sailboat 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....

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

2000 America's Cup

The 30th America's Cup was contested between the holder, Team New Zealand, and the winner of the 2000 Louis Vuitton Cup, Prada Challenge.-Races:-Team New Zealand:* Sailed in Race 5-Prada Challenge:-References:*...

EWLINE

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 NZL 82 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 , it was defeated 5-0 by challenger Alinghi .- Background :... )	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

EWLINE

	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 2

Act Two was sailed in Valencia, Spain

Spain

Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

. 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
2000 America's Cup
The 30th America's Cup was contested between the holder, Team New Zealand, and the winner of the 2000 Louis Vuitton Cup, Prada Challenge.-Races:-Team New Zealand:* Sailed in Race 5-Prada Challenge:-References:*...

and 2000 Louis Vuitton Cup
2000 Louis Vuitton Cup
The 5th Louis Vuitton Cup was held in Auckland, New Zealand in 2000. The winner, Prada Challenge, went on to challenge for the 2000 America's Cup.-Details:...

respectively.

Team New Zealand used NZL 81 after NZL 82

NZL 82

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 , it was defeated 5-0 by challenger Alinghi .- Background :...

was damaged in a storm after the Marseille leg, BMW Oracle Racing used USA 71 for the same reason.

EWLINE

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

EWLINE

	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 3

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

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

The 2005 ACC Championship was won by Alinghi

Alinghi

Team name	Yacht Club	Act 4	Act 5	Act 6	Act 7	Act 8	Act 9	Points	Ranking
Alinghi Alinghi Alinghi 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. Bertarelli had raced several smaller yachts named Alinghi previously, but 2003 was his first attempt at the America's Cup...	Société Nautique de Genève Société Nautique de Genève The Société Nautique de Genève is a yacht club based in Geneva . It was founded in 1872 with the goal of developing nautical sports and high level sailors...	1	2	1	1	1	1	71	1
Emirates Team New Zealand	Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron is one of New Zealand's more prestigious yacht clubs, and the club behind New Zealand's America's Cup campaigns, under the guise of Team New Zealand....	2	3	3	4	2	3	61	2
BMW Oracle Racing BMW Oracle Racing Oracle Racing is an American sailboat 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....	Golden Gate Yacht Club Golden Gate Yacht Club The Golden Gate Yacht Club is a yacht club founded in 1939 and is the current holder of the America's Cup won by its racing team BMW Oracle Racing.In 1939 the first members built a clubhouse on a barge in the San Francisco Marina...	3	4	2	2	4	2	61	3
Luna Rossa Challenge Luna Rossa Challenge Luna Rossa Challenge is an Italian sailboat racing syndicate, created to compete for the 2000 America's CupSponsored by Prada, and beginning from 2005 also by Telecom Italia.-2000 Louis Vuitton Cup:...	Yacht Club Italiano Yacht Club Italiano The Yacht Club Italiano is a yacht club in Genoa, Italy. It was founded in 1879 and is one of the oldest sailing clubs in the Mediterranean. This club was bestowed Royal Patronage by HRH King Umberto I of Italy since its inception....	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 Victory Challenge Victory Challenge was a Swedish yacht racing team that competed in 2003 America's Cup and 2007 America's Cup. The team was initiated in 1999 by Swedish businessman Jan Stenbeck, and after his death in August 2002, his son Hugo Stenbeck took over....	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 +39 Challenge +39 Challenge is a yacht racing team established in 2004 that competed for the Louis Vuitton Cup 2007, the challenger series held prior to the America's Cup. The teams is based at the Yacht club "Circolo Vela Gargnano" in Gargnano, Italy, and is owned by Lorenzo Rizzardi, the president of the club...	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 United Internet Team Germany United Internet Team Germany is a yacht racing team that competed for the Louis Vuitton Cup 2007, the challenger series held prior to the America's Cup....	Deutscher Challenger Yacht Club	10	10	10	7	11	9	21	10
Team Shosholoza Team Shosholoza Team Shosholoza is a yacht racing team representing Royal Cape Yacht Club of Cape Town, South Africa competing in the 2007 America's Cup.The name Shosholoza refers to a popular South African song and is used in an attempt to encompass the African spirit of the team.-History:The team's history goes...	Royal Cape Yacht Club	12	12	11	10	10	5	18	11
China Team China Team China Team is a yacht racing team formed in 2005. China Team first appeared in competition in the Louis Vuitton Cup 2007, the challenger series held prior to the America's Cup...	Qingdao International Yacht Club Qingdao International Yacht Club Qingdao International Yacht Club is a yacht club located in Qingdao, Shandong, China. The yacht club is home to China Team which competed in the 2007 Louis Vuitton Cup to challenge for the America's Cup....	11	11	12	12	12	11	9	12

Act 4

Act Four was sailed in Valencia, Spain. The Act consisted of a singleround robin of match races. Alinghi

Alinghi

won Act 4.

Act 4 saw the debut of RSA 83, the first IACC boat constructed in Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...

, and SUI 75.
Desafío Español 2007 sailed ESP 67, a rebadged USA 67 from OneWorld
Oneworld
Oneworld , branded as oneworld, is one of the world's three largest global airline alliances with its central management team, oneworld Management Company, based in New York City, New York, USA. Oneworld was founded in 1999 by American Airlines, British Airways, Canadian Airlines, Cathay Pacific...

's 2003 Louis Vuitton Cup
2003 Louis Vuitton Cup
The 6th Louis Vuitton Cup was held in Auckland, New Zealand in 2003. The winner, Alinghi, went on to challenge for the 2003 America's Cup.-The teams:The Yacht Club Punta Ala was the challenger of record.-Alinghi:...

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

LE DEFI

Le Défi was a French America's Cup team that competed in the 1992, 1995, 2000 and 2003 Louis Vuitton Cups and in the first few Acts of the 2007 Louis Vuitton Cup. After 2005 Le Défi supported China Team.-History:...

and acquired FRA 69.

EWLINE

Team Name	Raced	Won	Lost	Points	Ranking
Alinghi (SUI 75)	11	11	0	11	1
Team New Zealand (NZL 82 NZL 82 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 , it was defeated 5-0 by challenger Alinghi .- Background :... )	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

EWLINE

	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 5

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 NZL 82 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 , it was defeated 5-0 by challenger Alinghi .- Background :... )	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 6

Act Six was held in Malmö

Malmö

Malmö , in the southernmost province of Scania, is the third most populous city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg.Malmö is the seat of Malmö Municipality and the capital of Skåne County...

, Skåne

Skåne County

Skåne County is the southernmost administrative county or län, of Sweden, basically corresponding to the historical province Scania. It borders the counties of Halland, Kronoberg and Blekinge. The seat of residence for the Skåne Governor is the town of Malmö...

, Sweden

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

. The Act consisted of a single round robin of match races. Alinghi

Alinghi

won Act 6.

Victory Challenge switched from SWE 63 to SWE 73, deciding it was better suited to the Swedish conditions

EWLINE

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 NZL 82 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 , it was defeated 5-0 by challenger Alinghi .- Background :... )	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

EWLINE

	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 7

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

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 NZL 82 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 , it was defeated 5-0 by challenger Alinghi .- Background :... )	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 8

Act Eight was held in Trapani

Trapani

Trapani is a city and comune on the west coast of Sicily in Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Trapani. Founded by Elymians, the city is still an important fishing port and the main gateway to the nearby Egadi Islands.-History:...

, Italy

Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

. The Act consisted of a single round robin of match races. Alinghi

Alinghi

won Act 8.

EWLINE

Team Name	Raced	Won	Lost	Points	Ranking
Alinghi (SUI 75)	11	9	2	9	1
Team New Zealand (NZL 82 NZL 82 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 , it was defeated 5-0 by challenger Alinghi .- Background :... )	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

EWLINE

	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 9

Act Nine was held in Trapani,Italy. The Act consisted of five fleet races. Alinghi

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 NZL 82 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 , it was defeated 5-0 by challenger Alinghi .- Background :... )	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

The 2006 ACC Championship was won by Team New Zealand

Team New Zealand

Team name	Yacht Club	Act 10	Act 11	Act 12	Points	Ranking
Emirates Team New Zealand	Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron is one of New Zealand's more prestigious yacht clubs, and the club behind New Zealand's America's Cup campaigns, under the guise of Team New Zealand....	3	3	1	32	1
Alinghi Alinghi Alinghi 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. Bertarelli had raced several smaller yachts named Alinghi previously, but 2003 was his first attempt at the America's Cup...	Société Nautique de Genève Société Nautique de Genève The Société Nautique de Genève is a yacht club based in Geneva . It was founded in 1872 with the goal of developing nautical sports and high level sailors...	4	1	2	32	2
BMW Oracle Racing BMW Oracle Racing Oracle Racing is an American sailboat 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....	Golden Gate Yacht Club Golden Gate Yacht Club The Golden Gate Yacht Club is a yacht club founded in 1939 and is the current holder of the America's Cup won by its racing team BMW Oracle Racing.In 1939 the first members built a clubhouse on a barge in the San Francisco Marina...	1	4	3	31	3
Luna Rossa Challenge Luna Rossa Challenge Luna Rossa Challenge is an Italian sailboat racing syndicate, created to compete for the 2000 America's CupSponsored by Prada, and beginning from 2005 also by Telecom Italia.-2000 Louis Vuitton Cup:...	Yacht Club Italiano Yacht Club Italiano The Yacht Club Italiano is a yacht club in Genoa, Italy. It was founded in 1879 and is one of the oldest sailing clubs in the Mediterranean. This club was bestowed Royal Patronage by HRH King Umberto I of Italy since its inception....	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 Team Shosholoza Team Shosholoza is a yacht racing team representing Royal Cape Yacht Club of Cape Town, South Africa competing in the 2007 America's Cup.The name Shosholoza refers to a popular South African song and is used in an attempt to encompass the African spirit of the team.-History:The team's history goes...	Royal Cape Yacht Club	8	6	8	17	7
Victory Challenge Victory Challenge Victory Challenge was a Swedish yacht racing team that competed in 2003 America's Cup and 2007 America's Cup. The team was initiated in 1999 by Swedish businessman Jan Stenbeck, and after his death in August 2002, his son Hugo Stenbeck took over....	Gamla Stans Yacht Sällskap	7	10	7	16	8
Areva Challenge Areva Challenge ALL4ONE Challenge is a French-German yacht racing team that competes in International America's Cup Class races. The team has formerly competed as K-Challenge and between 2005 and 2007 they were known as Areva Challenge.-History:...	Cercle de la Voile de Paris	10	7	9	13	9
+39 Challenge +39 Challenge +39 Challenge is a yacht racing team established in 2004 that competed for the Louis Vuitton Cup 2007, the challenger series held prior to the America's Cup. The teams is based at the Yacht club "Circolo Vela Gargnano" in Gargnano, Italy, and is owned by Lorenzo Rizzardi, the president of the club...	Circolo Vela Gargnano	9	8	10	12	10
United Internet Team Germany United Internet Team Germany United Internet Team Germany is a yacht racing team that competed for the Louis Vuitton Cup 2007, the challenger series held prior to the America's Cup....	Deutscher Challenger Yacht Club	11	11	11	6	11
China Team China Team China Team is a yacht racing team formed in 2005. China Team first appeared in competition in the Louis Vuitton Cup 2007, the challenger series held prior to the America's Cup...	Qingdao International Yacht Club Qingdao International Yacht Club Qingdao International Yacht Club is a yacht club located in Qingdao, Shandong, China. The yacht club is home to China Team which competed in the 2007 Louis Vuitton Cup to challenge for the America's Cup....	12	12	12	3	12

Act 10

Act Ten was sailed in Valencia, Spain. The Act consisted of a singleround robin of match races. BMW Oracle Racing

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
LE DEFI
Le Défi was a French America's Cup team that competed in the 1992, 1995, 2000 and 2003 Louis Vuitton Cups and in the first few Acts of the 2007 Louis Vuitton Cup. After 2005 Le Défi supported China Team.-History:...

's 2003 Louis Vuitton Cup
2003 Louis Vuitton Cup
The 6th Louis Vuitton Cup was held in Auckland, New Zealand in 2003. The winner, Alinghi, went on to challenge for the 2003 America's Cup.-The teams:The Yacht Club Punta Ala was the challenger of record.-Alinghi:...

campaign, and ESP 65, formerly USA 65 from OneWorld
Oneworld
Oneworld , branded as oneworld, is one of the world's three largest global airline alliances with its central management team, oneworld Management Company, based in New York City, New York, USA. Oneworld was founded in 1999 by American Airlines, British Airways, Canadian Airlines, Cathay Pacific...

's 2003 campaign.

EWLINE

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

EWLINE

	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 11

Act Eleven was held in Valencia, Spain. The Act consisted of five fleet races. Alinghi

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 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.

EWLINE

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

EWLINE

	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

Division 1

Division 2

Division 3

2007 season

No ACC Championship was awarded in 2007, instead the focus was on the 2007 Louis Vuitton Cup

2007 Louis Vuitton Cup

and the 2007 America's Cup

2007 America's Cup

Act 13

Act Thirteen was held in Valencia, Spain. The Act consisted of seven fleet races. Alinghi

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.

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.

Bonus Points

Each challenger was awarded between 1-4 bonus points to take into the 2007 Louis Vuitton Cup

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

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.

External links

Official Website of the 32nd America's Cup

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