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AC 32 Regatta Director Dyer
Jones published the Notices of Race for Act
13 and for the Louis Vuitton Cup (Challenger
Selection Series).
The NOR for the LV Cup contains some interesting
points for America’s Cup aficionados: :
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The Race Committee intends
to conduct racing when the average wind speed
is between seven and 23 knots ;
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The race course will be between
8.6 and 12.6 miles, with slightly longer race
courses favored as the LV Cup progresses and
shorter race courses more common on when two
races are scheduled on one day ;
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Matches that aren’t sailed
when originally scheduled (postponed, abandoned,
re-scheduled) will be raced in the next available
‘racing slot’ (on a reserve day in general)
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The pairing list for the
Rounds Robin will be established based on
rankings following Valencia LV Act 13 (but
there is currently some discussion on establishing
the pairing list based on the current LV Ranking)
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As with previous Louis Vuitton
Cups, there are ‘no-change’ periods defined
from the beginning to the end of each stage
of the regatta.
During this period challengers may not make
serious changes to their designated race boat,
although minor modifications are permitted.
What is new however, is that challengers with
two eligible race boats, are allowed to substitute
their race boat in the middle of a round,
subject to a penalty equal to one race win
in that stage.
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Meanwhile, the full 2007 racing program is
now known :
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Saturday, 31 March - "Declaration
day" ;
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Sunday, 1 April - "Unveiling
Day" (all Challengers and the Defender are
required to "unveil" and thereafter may no
longer use "skirts" or "shrouds" to hide the
underbodies of their ACC yachts) ;
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Tuesday through Friday 3-6
April : Act 13, the final AC 32 "pre-regatta,"
and the last time the Challengers and Defender
will race together until the AC 32 Match in
June.
Fleet racing, seven races scheduled over the
four days, nominally two races per day except
the final day, with one Reserve Day (7 April)
in case all seven races have not been completed
by 6 April.
In accordance with the Valencia Plan, at the
end of Act 13 the Challenger with the most
Challenger Ranking Points is given four bonus
points to carry into the Rounds Robin, and
the remaining Challengers are broken into
three groups with three, two and one bonus
point(s) each ;
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Monday 16 April or Sunday
15 April : The LVC double Round Robin phase
begins (RR1 is two races per day; RR2, one
race per day - Two points for each RR win)
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On or about 6 May, RR2 will
be over. The four Challengers with the top
scores advance to the Semis. First place among
the four gets to choose which of the other
three it will race in its Semi. ;
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Monday 14 May : The LVC Semis
begin and are head-to-head (knock out) series,
first-to-win-five races. Winners advance to
the Finals; losers go home ;
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Friday 1 June : The LVC Finals
begin again first-to-win-five races. Winner
goes to the AC 32 Match; loser goes home ;
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Saturday 23 June : The AC
Match begins and is also first-to-win five.
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