This evening Regatta Director Dyer Jones (USA) issued the Sailing Instructions for the Louis Vuitton Cup.

Of particular interest will be the amended (from the Acts) procedure for advance approval of an "18th person" guest crew spelled out in SI 16.

ACC Rule 37.2 states that individuals with "acknowledged technical or tactical skill" cannot serve as the 18th person. Guidelines to further define "acknowledged technical or tactical skill" are called for in SI 16.2, and these are currently under discussion by the Challenger Commission in consultation with the Regatta Director, Jury and Defender.

The goal is to have the same guidelines for Act 13, the LVC and the AC Match. Otherwise the SIs are pretty straightforward, and complement nicely the LVC Notice of Race issued by the Regatta Director on New Year's Eve.