America's Cup 2017 - Detailed Dates and Schedule for the 35th Defense

Detailed Schedule for 35th Defense of the America's Cup in 2017

On This Page: A detailed schedule for 35th Defense of the America's Cup in 2017, including dates from the Regatta Protocol, and references to the applicable articles.

Detailed Schedule:

See important notes below regarding dates. All dates are subject to change by event organizers. Please confirm all dates before making any travel or business plans, and make such plans at your own risk.
Last updated June 1, 2016. Protocol dates reflect changes through Amendment 4. Amendment 5 was released in May 2015, primarily affecting optional payment arrangements for the teams. Corresponding updates in the detailed schedule shown on this page are pending.

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Date	Category	Item	Reference
2013
September 25, 2013		Golden Gate YC wins the 34th America's Cup
2014
June 2, 2014		Protocol signed
	AC	Reconnaissance Restrictions apply with publication of Protocol	Art. 41
Prior to start of entry period	AC62	AC62 Class Rule to be published (was published June 7)	Art. 35.1
June 9, 2014	AC	Early challenge period opens	Art. 15.1
Within 7 days of confirmation of challenge	FIN	$1M entry fee; $25K ACPI fee; $50K website expense contribution	Art. 16.3
July 3, 2014	ACWS	AC45 Class rule due (was published July 3, Read AC45 Rule (pdf))	Art. 35.1
August 8, 2014	AC	Early challenge period closes; Late entries permitted under Art. 15.2	Art. 15.1
With close of entry period		Competitors' ability to sail and race surrogate yachts is restricted, but not prohibited;	Art 35.6
With close of entry period		ACEA to publish list of challenges accepted by GGYC, and order, dates, and times of entry	Art. 14.4
November 1, 2014	AC	Racing Rules of Sailing for America's Cup (RRSAC) to be published	Art. 19.1 (d)
November 1, 2014	ACWS	2015 America's Cup World Series (ACWS) format, scoring, host cities and venues due	Art 25.1 (a)
November 1, 2014		Commercial Commissioner to publish criteria for crew clothing design	Art. 46.8; 57.5
November 8, 2014		Official Competitors to use Official ACEA website as "sole and exclusive" digital presence	Art 54.3
November 30, 2014	ACWS	Team Branding Guidelines due for ACWS	Art. 56.1(a)
December 1, 2014	FIN	$100K second entry fee installment due	Art 16.4 (a)
December 31, 2014	YAC	Deadline for Host cities and venues for up to 2 Youth America's Cup regattas	Art. 26.1
December 31, 2014	AC	Announcement due for America's Cup Match Host City, Venues, and dates	Art. 29.2
December 31, 2014	AC	Announcement due for Race Areas of Match	Art. 31.1(c )
2015
January 1, 2015	FIN	Insurance coverage required from this date	Art 24.1
Within 7 days of the announcement of the Match Venue	AC	ACEA to share with the teams the weather data obtained during the assessment of the venue	Art. 41.1(f)
Within 30 days of announcement of Match venue	Yachts	Original date for Commercial Commissioner to announce dates when competitors may begin to sail AC Class yachts against other competitors; Revised to one year advance notice via Amendment 4	Art. 35.5 (b)
February 15, 2015	ACQ	Original Deadline to announce America's Cup Qualifiers Host City, Venues, and dates; Race Areas (Art 31.1 (a)); Amended to April 15, 2015	Art. 27.3
February 15, 2015	ACCP	Original Deadline to announce America's Cup Challenger Playoffs Host City (to be the same as the Match), Venus, and dates; Race Areas (31.1(b)); Amended to April 15, 2015	Art. 28.4
February 15, 2015		Original date to announce Races Areas for ACQ and ACCP; Amended to April 15, 2015	Art. 31.1 (a) and (b)
March 31, 2015	YAC	Team branding guidelines due for Youth America's Cup	Art. 56.1 (b)
April 15, 2015	ACQ	Deadline to announce America's Cup Qualifiers Host City, Venues, and dates; Race Areas (Art 31.1 (a)); (Revised Date, Note 1)	Art. 27.3
April 15, 2015	ACCP	Deadline to announce America's Cup Challenger Playoffs Host City (to be the same as the Match), Venus, and dates; Race Areas (31.1(b)); (Revised Date, Note 1)	Art. 28.4
April 15, 2015		Races Areas for ACQ and ACCP; (Revised Date, Note 1)	Art. 31.1 (a) and (b)
May 1, 2015	FIN	$900K third entry fee installment	Art. 16.4 (b)
May 31, 2015	AC Rule	Modifying AC Class Rule after this date requires unanimous consent, unless teams vote for an earlier date.	Rule 4.1
June 4-7, 2015	ACWS	Cagliari, Italy America's Cup World Series ~~Racing dates June 6-7~~ Event Cancelled
July 23-26, 2015	ACWS	Portsmouth, England America's Cup World Series Racing dates July 25-26	Read More
August 1, 2015	AC	Limitations on number of permitted daggerboards for AC Class and non-AC Class yachts begin	Art. 25.10 (a) (iii, iv)
August 1, 2015	ACWS	2016 ACWS format, scoring, host cities and venues to be announced	Art. 25.1 (b)
August 28-30, 2015	ACWS	Gothenburg, Sweden America's Cup World Series Regatta Racing Dates August 29-30	Read More
October 16-18, 2015	ACWS	Bermuda America's Cup World Series Regatta Racing Dates October 17-18	Read More
December 31, 2015	ALL	Team Branding Guidelines due for ACQ, ACCP, and America's Cup Match	Art. 56.1 (c )
2016
February 27-28	ACWS	Muscat, Oman America's Cup World Series Regatta	Read More
May 7-8, 2016	ACWS	New York City, NY, USA America's Cup World Series Regatta	Read More
June 11-12, 2016	ACWS	Chicago, IL, USA America's Cup World Series Regatta	Read More
July 22-24, 2016	ACWS	Portsmouth, England America's Cup World Series Regatta	Read More
September 10-11	ACWS	Toulon, France America's Cup World Series Regatta	Read More
November 18-20	ACWS	Fukuoka, Japan America's Cup World Series Regatta	Read More
150 days prior to first scheduled race of ACQ	Yachts	Teams may launch AC Class yachts; Specific date to be determined after announcement of America's Cup Qualifiers (ACQ) (see below)	Art. 35.4 (a)
2017
First Quarter 2017 (Dates TBA)	ACWS	Proposed Event (unconfirmed) Location, Dates, To Be Announced America's Cup World Series Regatta
30 Days prior to first schedule ACQ race	Yachts	Defender may launch second pair of hulls	Art. 35.4 (b)
TBA by Commercial Commissioner	Yachts	Competitors may begin to sail or test an AC Class yacht in coordination with another competitor
Prior to or within 4 days before ACQ	Yachts	Defender may substitute hulls if damaged and unrepairable per criteria	Art 35.3 (b) (i) (A-B)
May 26-Jun 5, 2017	ACQ	America's Cup Qualifiers (ACQ); Double Round Robin Format; Bermuda, Dates are Provisional	Art. 27.3(d))
After start of ACQ	ALL	Sailors may not crew for another competitor beginning with the Qualifiers, and applying throughout the Challenger Playoffs and Match	Art. 38
Prior to or within 4 days before ACQ	Yachts	Defender may substitute hulls if originals damaged and unrepairable per certain criteria	Art. 35.1 (b) (i) (C-D)
At conclusion of ACQ	Yachts	Defender may begin to sail their two AC Class yachts together	Art. 35.5 (c)
June 7-12, 2017	ACCP	America's Cup Challenger Playoffs (ACCP); Four Teams in a Match Race Elimination Bracket, Best of Nine (first to five points) Series; Bermuda, Dates are Provisional	Art. 28.4
June 17-27, 2017	AC	America's Cup Match, The 35th Defense; Best of 13 (first to seven points) Series; Bermuda, Dates are Provisional	Art. 29
Duration of Match		All ACCP competitors required to maintain bases, display and not dismantle their AC Class yachts	Art. 55.11
90 days following last race of Match	FIN	Competitors to dismantle bases in Host Venue	Art. 55.7 (b)
90 days following EOM	FIN	ACEA to assign all rights and IP to then current trustee	Art. 50.2
30 days following Competitors discharge of Protocol obligations	FIN	Performance bond balance returned to competitors	Art. 18.2

Abbreviations: AC=America's Cup, ACQ=America's Cup Qualifiers, ACCP=America's Cup Challenger Playoffs, ACWS=America's Cup World Series, AC45=Yachts for ACWS, YAC=Youth America's Cup, ACEA=America's Cup Event Authority, FIN=Financial and business matters, EOM=End of Match, TBC=To Be Confirmed. Dollar amounts are USD unless otherwise noted. Articles referenced are in the Protocol for the 35th America's Cup (see below).

*Important Note: All dates are subject to change by event organizers. The dates for the Challenger Qualifiers, Playoffs, and America's Cup Match are based on information that ACEA has termed "provisional." Please confirm all dates before making any travel or business plans, and make such plans at your own risk.

Note 1:
Protocol Amendment 4 revised these dates from Feb 15, 2015, to April 15, 2015.

Additional Links and Info:

Protocol for the 35th America's Cup (pdf, 79 pages, 4.6M)