ROUNDS ROBIN
Louis Vuitton Cup contains several flight of regattas (Rounds Robin) in which all teams race each other.

The 2003 LVC will consist of two Rounds Robin (3 in 2000 and 4 in 1995) with an earning of one point a win (1, 4 then 9 in 2000 ; 1, 2, 4 then 5 in 95).

At the end of these two rounds a pecking order based on races won will have been established with the fleet seeded from one to eight.

The syndicate having finished ninth after the Round Robins will be eliminated at this point.

The LVC Quarter Finals see the remaining eight boats split into two groups, the Double Chance and Single Chance groups, filled according to their ranking :
- 1 to 4 - Double Chance,
- 5 to 8 - Single Chance).