CC MEMO -- Racing Calendar

[Updated Sun 22 May thanks to the good eye of ACM's Peter Rusch -- Act 5 typo fixed, and the host town/area "Malmö-Skåne" spelled out in full. ACM asks that we please use "Malmö-Skåne" in our own p.r. materials whenever possible.]

Challengers and others have asked for a simple, consolidated Racing Calendar -- with dates and details for the balance of the Louis Vuitton Acts, the Challenger Selection Series for the Louis Vuitton Cup, and the AC Match -- all on one page.

What follows is subject to change upon various levels of approval and agreement. Nonetheless, it is the latest information, and will be updated if and when anything changes.

A permanent link to this post now resides on the sidebar near the top under Schedules. Our thanks to Richard Gladwell (NZL) for the suggestion.

Dates shown below are from the first through last day of racing, inclusive of a Reserve Day, if any, at the end of an Act.


2005 (dates are firm)

Valencia LV Act 4: Thu 16 Jun - Wed 22 Jun / Match

Valencia LV Act 5: Fri 24 Jun - Sun 26 Jun / Fleet

Malmö-Skåne (SWE) LV Act 6: Thu 25 Aug - Wed 31 Aug / Match

Malmö-Skåne (SWE) LV Act 7: Fri 2 Sep - Sun 4 Sep / Fleet

Trapani (Sicily, ITA) LV Act 8: Thu 29 Sep - Wed 5 Oct / Match

Trapani (Sicily, ITA) LV Act 9: Fri 7 Oct - Sun 9 Oct / Fleet


2006 (dates are tentative)

Valencia LV Act 10: Thu 4 May - Mon 15 May / Match

Valencia LV Act 11: Thu 18 May - Sun 21 May / Fleet

Valencia LV Act 12: Thu 15 Jun - Mon 27 Jun / Match


2007 (AC Match dates are firm, others tentative)

Valencia LV Act 13: Tue 3 Apr - Sat 7 Apr / Fleet

LV Cup Challenger Selection Series, rounds robin match racing: Wed 18 Apr - Mon 7 May

LV Cup Challenger Selection Series, semi-final matches: Mon 14 May - Fri 25 May

LV Cup Challenger Selection Series, final match: Fri 1 Jun - Tue 12 Jun

32nd America's Cup Match: Racing begins Sat 23 Jun and continues on Sun 24 Jun, Tue 26 Jun, Wed 27 Jun, Fri 29 Jun, Sat 30 Jun, Sun 1 Jul, Tue 3 Jul, Wed 4 Jul, etc., one race per day, until either the Challenger or Defender has won five matches.