Key Dates

[Updated 11 August from the original posted in March -- latest updates in red.]


In response to many, many requests below is a consolidated calendar with key dates of interest to Challengers through the end of the AC 32. Please send any additions or corrections ASAP to blog[at]tfehman[dot]com.

This post will be updated from time to time. For future and quick reference, there is now a permanent link to this post called "Key Dates" under the new heading "Kiosk" near the top of the sidebar here on the CCB.

The beginning of each racing period is shown in blue.


2006

Wed-Sat 6-9 Sep – Farr 40 Worlds, Newport (many AC sailors competing).

Mon 2 Oct – CC LVC Notice of Race Working Party meeting, Milano, 13:00.

Tue 3 Oct – Challenger Commission meeting, Milano, 09:00-18:00.

Wed 4 Oct – AC 33 Discussion Forum, Milano, 09:00-13:00.

Sun 29 Oct – Summer Time (Daylight Savings Time) ends in Europe and the USA.

Wed 6 Dec – Hamish Ross’s (NZL, Alinghi) birthday.

Wed 6 Dec – “Dia de la Constitucion” holiday in Spain.

Fri 8 Dec – “Immaculate Concepción” holiday in Spain (no doubt a more appropriate day to celebrate Hamish Ross’s birthday).


2007

Fri-Mon 16-19 Mar – Las Fallas

Thu 22 Mar – Alessandra Pandarese’s birthday.

Sun 25 Mar – Summer Time (Daylight Savings Time) begins in Europe.

Sat 31 Mar – “Declaration Day” (of the one or two ACC yachts a team will race in the LVC and, if successful, the Match).

Sun 1 Apr – “Unveiling Day” (after when shrouding of hulls is no longer permitted).

Sun 1 Apr – Daylight Savings Time begins in the USA.

Tue 3 Apr – Act 13 (Fleet Racing, all Challengers and Alinghi) begins.

Fri 6 Apr – Act 13 ends, with Sat as a reserve and prizegiving day.

Mon 16 Apr – LVC Round Robin 1 begins, each Challenger races 10 matches (once against each of the other eleven Challengers), two races per day.

Sun 22 Apr – RR1 ends, with Mon as a reserve day.

Wed 25 Apr – LVC Round Robin 2 begins, each Challenger races 10 matches (once against each of the other eleven Challengers), one race per day.

Sun 6 May – RR2 ends, with Mon as a reserve days.

Mon 14 May – LVC Semifinals begin (top four Challengers at the end of RR2), first to win five races in each "knock-out" semifinal, one race for each pair per day, with Thu 17 May as an "off day” and Mon 21 May and Fri 25 May as a reserve days.

Fri 25 May – Last possible LVC Semifinals race day.

Fri 1 Jun – LVC Finals begin, first to win five races, one race per day, with Mon 4 Jun as an "off day" and Thu 7 Jun and Tue 12 Jun as a reserve days.

Tue 12 Jun – Last possible LVC Finals race day.

Sat-Tue 16-19 Jun – Palma Superyacht Week.

Sat 23 Jun – America’s Cup Match begins, first to win five races, one race per day, with “off days” on Mon 25 Jun, Thu 28 Jun, and Mon 2 Jul if necessary. 5-7 Jul are reserve days.

Sat 7 Jul – Last scheduled AC Match reserve day.