Louis Vuitton Trophy Dubai Explained

Louis Vuitton Trophy Dubai
Date	14–27 November 2010
Winner	Team New Zealand
Location	Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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.^[1] 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 was organised after the success of the Louis Vuitton Pacific Series and the continued legal battle surrounding the America's Cup yachting competition at the time. Because of the long delays from the legal action, and the fact that the 2010 America's Cup became a Deed of Gift match without a defender or challenger selection series, the Louis Vuitton Trophy series was established as a competition for other America's Cup racing syndicates.

The Dubai event was hosted by Dubai International Marine Club and sponsored by Emirates airlines.

The Yachts

Teams

Six teams participated in the Dubai event, down from the eight teams that appeared in the earlier Nice Côte d’Azur and Auckland Louis Vuitton Trophy regattas, and the ten teams that competed in La Maddalena.

Ranking	Country	Team	Club
1		Team New Zealand	Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron
2		BMW Oracle Racing	Golden Gate Yacht Club
3		Mascalzone Latino	Club Nautico di Roma
4	/	ALL4ONE Challenge	Cercle de la Voile de Paris/Kieler Yacht-Club
5		Synergy Russian Sailing Team
6		Team Artemis	Royal Swedish Yacht Club

The Races

Round Robin 1

14-18 November
Each team sailed each other team twice. One point was awarded for a win.

width=175	Team Name	width=20 abbr="Raced"	Races	width=20 abbr="Won"	W	width=20 abbr="Lost"	L	width=20 abbr="Points"	Pts
BMW Oracle Racing	10	9	1	9
Team Artemis	10	5	5	5
Team New Zealand	10	5	5	4.5*
Synergy Russian Sailing	10	4	6	4
ALL4ONE Challenge	10	4	7	4
Mascalzone Latino	10	3	7	2*

width=40		width=50	A4O	width=50	ART	width=50	BOR	width=50	TNZ	width=50	MAS	width=50	SYN	width=50	Points
A4O		1	0	0	2	1	4
ART	1		0	2	1	1	5
BOR	2	2		1	2	2	9
TNZ	2	0	1		1*	1	4.5*
MAS	0	1	0	1*		1	2*
SYN	1	1	0	1	1		4

* = Point(s) deducted by umpires, A = Abandoned, P = Postponed, R = Retired

Round Robin 2

21-23 November
Each team sailed each other team once. Two points were awarded for a win.

width=175	Team Name	width=20 abbr="Raced"	Races	width=20 abbr="Won"	W	width=20 abbr="Lost"	L	width=20 abbr="Robin"	RR1	width=20 abbr="Points"	Pts
BMW Oracle Racing	5	4	1	9	17
Team New Zealand	5	4	1	4.5*	12.5*
Mascalzone Latino	5	3	2	2*	8*
ALL4ONE Challenge	5	2	3	4	8
Synergy Russian Sailing	5	2	3	4	6*
Team Artemis	5	0	5	5	5

width=40		width=50	A4O	width=50	ART	width=50	BOR	width=50	TNZ	width=50	MAS	width=50	SYN	width=50	Points
A4O		2	2	0	0	0	4
ART	0		0	0	0	0	0
BOR	0	2		2	2	2	8
TNZ	2	2	0		2	2	8
MAS	2	2	0	0		2	6
SYN	2	2*	0	0	0		2*

* = Point(s) deducted by umpires, A = Abandoned, P = Postponed, R = Retired

Finals

26-27 November
Two best of three semi finals will be followed by a best of five final. The winner of the round robins will pick there semi final opponent from the top four teams.

Fleet Races

25 November
Up to three fleet races will be held, with each team sailing in up to two races. These will be a separate event from the match racing Trophy.^[3]

Sea Dubai Watersports Festival

The event will mark the start of the Sea Dubai Watersports Festival under the patronage of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. This festival also includes the Dubai Shamaal World Surf Ski Championship, the Oakley Riot World Wakeboard Tournament, the UAE National Day Watersports Parade, the Mina Mile Swimming Competition, an Open Water Swim and Jet Ski Competition, the Traditional 43 ft Dhow Sailing Championship and finishes on 11 December with the final round of the Powerboat World Championships.^[4]

External links

cupinfo
www.louisvuittontrophy.com/ Official Website

Notes and References

http://www.louisvuittontrophy.com/news/news.php?nws=more_louis_vuitton_trophy_regattas_announced More Louis Vuitton Trophy regattas announced
http://www.louisvuittontrophy.com/news/news.php?nws=100716_NOR_released NOR for Louis Vuitton Trophy Dubai is released
http://www.louisvuittontrophy.com/news/news.php?nws=101110_regatta_format Regatta format for Louis Vuitton Trophy Dubai
http://www.louisvuittontrophy.com/news/news.php?nws=dubai_to_host_sailing_s_prestigious_race Dubai to host sailing's prestigious Louis Vuitton Trophy race