Louis Vuitton Acts


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

The 2004 ACC Championship was won by Team New Zealand.
CountryTeam nameYacht ClubAct 1Act 2Act 3PointsRanking
Emirates Team New ZealandRoyal New Zealand Yacht Squadron31261
BMW Oracle RacingGolden Gate Yacht Club13372
AlinghiSociété Nautique de Genève24173
Luna Rossa ChallengeYacht Club ItalianoDNC*24134
Le DéfiUnion Nationale Pour La Course au Large456155
K ChallengeCercle de la Voile de Paris565166
Team ShosholozaRoyal Cape Yacht Club687217
+39 ChallengeCircolo Vela GargnanoDNC*78228

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

Act 1

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 2

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 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 won Act 3.
Team NameRace 1Race 2Race 3Race 4Race 5Race 6PointsRanking

2005 ACC Championship

The 2005 ACC Championship was won by Alinghi.
CountryTeam nameYacht ClubAct 4Act 5Act 6Act 7Act 8Act 9PointsRanking
AlinghiSociété Nautique de Genève121111711
Emirates Team New ZealandRoyal New Zealand Yacht Squadron233423612
BMW Oracle RacingGolden Gate Yacht Club342242613
Luna Rossa ChallengeYacht Club Italiano414336574
Desafío Español 2007Real Federación Española de Vela685584425
Victory ChallengeGamla Stans Yacht Sällskap5681168346
K ChallengeCercle de la Voile de Paris7796512327
+39 ChallengeCircolo Vela Gargnano996877328
Mascalzone Latino - Capitalia TeamReale Yacht Club Canottieri Savoia8579910309
United Internet Team GermanyDeutscher Challenger Yacht Club10101071192110
Team ShosholozaRoyal Cape Yacht Club121211101051811
China TeamQingdao International Yacht Club111112121211912

Act 4

Act Four was sailed in Valencia, Spain. The Act consisted of a singleround robin of match races. Alinghi won Act 4.

Act 5

Act Five was sailed in Valencia, Spain. The Act consisted of five fleet races. Luna Rossa won Act 5.
Team NameRace 1Race 2Race 3Race 4Race 5PointsRanking

Act 6

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

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 won Act 7.
Team NameRace 1Race 2Race 3PointsRanking

Act 8

Act Eight was held in Trapani, Italy. The Act consisted of a single round robin of match races. Alinghi won Act 8.

Act 9

Act Nine was held in Trapani, Italy. The Act consisted of five fleet races. Alinghi won Act 9.
Team NameRace 1Race 2Race 3Race 4Race 5PointsRanking

2006 ACC Championship

The 2006 ACC Championship was won by Team New Zealand.
CountryTeam nameYacht ClubAct 10Act 11Act 12PointsRanking
Emirates Team New ZealandRoyal New Zealand Yacht Squadron331321
AlinghiSociété Nautique de Genève412322
BMW Oracle RacingGolden Gate Yacht Club143313
Luna Rossa ChallengeYacht Club Italiano224314
Mascalzone Latino - Capitalia TeamReale Yacht Club Canottieri Savoia756215
Desafío Español 2007Real Federación Española de Vela595206
Team ShosholozaRoyal Cape Yacht Club868177
Victory ChallengeGamla Stans Yacht Sällskap7107168
Areva ChallengeCercle de la Voile de Paris1079139
+39 ChallengeCircolo Vela Gargnano98101210
United Internet Team GermanyDeutscher Challenger Yacht Club111111611
China TeamQingdao International Yacht Club121212312

Act 10

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 11

Act Eleven was held in Valencia, Spain. The Act consisted of five fleet races. Alinghi won Act 11.
Team NameRace 1Race 2Race 3Race 4Race 5PointsRanking

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.

2007 season

No ACC Championship was awarded in 2007, instead the focus was on the 2007 Louis Vuitton Cup and the 2007 America's Cup.

Act 13

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 simplicity's 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 NameRace 1Race 2Race 3Race 4Race 5Race 6Race 7PointsRanking

Bonus points

Each challenger was awarded between 1 and 4 bonus points to take into the 2007 Louis Vuitton Cup based on their performances in the last Ten Acts. Between 11 and 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 NameAct 4Act 5Act 6Act 7Act 8Act 9Act 10Act 11Act 12Act 13PointsRankingBonus Pts