The Louis Vuitton Cup 2005/2007
For these LVC the rule has been totally changed.
The protocol introduced to the LVC additionally 13
“Acts”
The Acts with odd numbers were fleet-races
(the whole fleet sailed against points)- the „Acts“
with the even numbers were match races (1
team sailed vs. another one)
It was surprising that until the Round Robins the
AC defender „Alinghi“ participated in these races of
the challengers. This gave the defender a great
advantage, as he could collect a lot of experience
watching the competitors.
In a complicated points system some points
collected in the Acts were counted already for the
Round Robins.
The rest run in old tracks : 2 Round Robins (RR),
Semifinals, Final no Repêchage Rounds any more.
There were held at various places (Marseilles,
Naples, Trampine, Valencia) a total of 566 races.
Emirates NZL 92 gewann
den LVC 2005/2007
Luna Rossa ITA 94 verlor
das Finale des LVC
Challengers of the LVC listed on points at the end of RR2
Semifinals
Final
A yacht club from a landlocked country (.. "the
land-locked Switzerland .... with no arm to the
sea ..") challenged for the first time the AC
Yacht Club: Golden Gate Yacht Clu
Country:USA
Syndicate : BMW Oracle Racing
Sail Numbers:USA 71, USA 76
Syndicate head:Larry Ellison
CEO and Skipper:Chris Dickson
Helmsman:Chris Dickson,
Larry Ellison, Bertrand Pacé
Design Team:BMW ORACLE Racing
Afterguard: Chris Dickson, John Kostecki, Eric Doyle, Ed
BMW Oracle
Was the Challenger of Record. Because of the strong
financial and technical participation of the car
company, the team was renamed from Oracle BMW
to BMW Oracle.
After USA-76 was damaged in an overnight storm in
Valencia, the team was forced to continue the
training with the old USA-71, until the second
training Yacht USA-81 and the the racing boat USA-
87 were completed.
BMW Oracle lost the semi-final of the LVC against
Luna Rossa 1:5.
USA-98 BMW Oracle Racing challenger for the 2007 Louis Vuitton Cup
BMW Oracle was the Challenger of Record.
Yacht Club: Yacht Club Italiano
Country: Italy (ITA)
Syndicate: Luna Rossa Challenge
Sail Numbers: ITA 74, ITA 80
Boat Names: Luna Rossa
Syndicate Head: Patrizio Bertelli
Team Leader: Francesco de Angelis
Helmsmen:Francesco de Angelis, James Spithill
Luna Rossa Challenge
After the end of the AC 2003 Patricio Bertelli
announced with the words "this adventure is
over" its withdrawal.
He later changed his mind and notified after
a financial regrouping with the sponsor
Telecom Italia (TIM) his challenge.
The training was opened with the 2003
veterans ITA-74 and ITA-86 (a purchase
desire of Sosholoza)
Luna Rossa ITA-94 lost the final of the LVC
2007 against NZL-92.
ITA -94 LLuna Rossa Challenge challenger for the 2007 Louis Vuitton Cup
After the end of the AC 2003 Patricio Bertelli
announced
Yacht / Country : Desafío Español 2007
Sail Nos : ESP-97
Syndicate: Desafio Espanol 2007
CEO : Agustín Zulueta
Yacht Club : Real Federación Española de Vela
Skipper Luis Doreste
Helmsman:Karol Jablonski, Santiago López-
Desfio Espanol 2007
To find a sponsor and the decision-making
process, whether to choose a yacht club in
Barcelona or Valencia. should delay their
application
The team decided, however - without clear cover
by the Deed of Gift - for the Spanish Sailing
Federation (Real Federación Española de
Vela) which is not a yacht club. There were no
objections from the competitors..
With IBERDROLA as main sponsor the team won
a financially strong energy group. The company
has been criticized lately because of its power
plant projects in South America violently by
environmentalists.
With the ESP-97 the team lost the semi-final of
the LVC 2007 against NZL-92.
ESP-97 Desafío Español 2007 challenger for the 2007 Louis Vuitton Cup
The team decided, however - without clear cover
by the Deed of Gift - for the Spanish Sailing
Federation
Yacht Club : Gamla Stans Yacht Sällskap - Stockholm
Sail Nos : SWE -96
Syndicate: Victory Challenge
Syndicate Head: Hugo Stenbeck
Designers : German (Mani) Frers
Team Leader and Helmsman: Magnus Holmberg
Afterguard: Johan Barne, Mattias Rahm
Victory Challenge
For financial reasons it took a little longer
before the family of the late Jan Stenbeck
should apply for a new challenge.
This depended on sponsors. The second
larger sponsor Red Bull supported for the
first time a LVC team.
The new yacht SWE-96 Järv (wolverine)
reached the 5th place of the LVC 2007, after
12 wins and 8 losses.
SWE-96 Victory Challenge 2007 challenger for the 2007 Louis Vuitton Cup
For financial reasons it took a little longer
before the family of the late Jan Stenbeck
Yacht / Country : Mascalzone Latino-Capitalia Team
Sail Nos : ITA 66, ITA 77
Syndicate: Mascalzone Latino Team Capitalia
CEO : Vincenzo Onorato
Yacht Club : Reale Yacht Club Canottieri Savoia
Designers : Harry Dunning / Reichel and Pugh
Skipper : Vasco Vascotto
The team of Vincenzo Otranto acquired by
Dennis Conner USA 76 and USA-77( which
sank in the harbour and was raised again) as
training boats.
The newly built ITA-99 reached the 6th Place
the LVC 2007 after 10 victories and 10 defeats.
The design has been changed several times.
Once the yacht was painted on one side only
with "Mascalzone" and on the other only with
"Latino".
ITA-96 Mascalzone Latino-Capitalia Team
Challenger of the 2007 Louis Vuitton Cup
The team of Vincenzo Otranto acquired by
Dennis Conner USA 76 and USA-77
Yacht Club :Royal Cape Yacht Club
Country: Republic of South Africa (RSA)
Syndicate : Team Shosholoza
Sail Numbers: RSA 83 (The first Version 5 ACC boat built)
Syndicate Head: Captain Salvatore Sarno
Shosholoza is a song (= "Go forward") of the South
African miners and is also sung at sporting events.
Founder and initiator of the team was Salvatore
Sarno (South Africa Manager of the Mediterranean
Shipping Company in Durban).
The team sailed with a mixed crew to demonstrate
that apartheid is over.
ITA-48 the sister ship of the LVC 2000 winner ITA-
45 was purchased by rumoured € 525,000 She was
shipped to South Africa and later on back to
Valencia.
The new RSA-83 was the first IACC yacht built by
the new Version5 rule. She reached the 7th place of
the LVC 2007.
RS-83 Team Shosholoza challenger for the 2007 Louis Vuitton Cup
Founder and initiator of the team was Salvatore
Sarno (South Africa Manager of the Mediterranean
Shipping Company in Durban).
Yacht Club :Royal Cape Yacht Club
Country: Republic of South Africa (RSA)
Syndicate : Team Shosholoza
Sail Numbers: RSA 48
Syndicate Head: Captain Salvatore Sarno
RSA-48 trainings yacht for Team Shosholoza
This drawing shows the former ITA-48,
sold to Shosholoza and renamed RSA-48
AMERICA’S CUP HISTORY 1983 - 2013
