America's Cup - Louis Vuitton Act One, Marseille

Alinghi prevails head-to-head, but BMW Oracle wins Louis Vuitton Act 1 ! photo: ©Cassen Ludovic

BMW Oracle Wins Act One!

From CupInfo: Final Standings

Visit the Official Regatta Site

The crew of USA-76, rinsing off the saltwater with a little champagne. photo: ©G. Martin-Raget

On this page: Features | Standings | Race Coverage | Results and Pairings | Teams

Features:

From CupInfo:
Results and Final Standings

CupInfo's Marseille Venue Basics

Leveling the Playing Field
The Act One course introduced a leeward gate to America's Cup racing.
Read more about the Marseille course at Americascup.com (unavailable)

Chat with Cup Fans
CupInfo introduces a place to shoot the breeze during the racing and meet other people interested in the sport, some just learning about America's Cup and others who are very knowledgeable. You never know who will drop by.

The room will open each day beginning about 2 hours before races are scheduled to start.
Chat Room is now closed

Where to view the regatta in person?
Meet the Sailing Stadium (in English)
Le Stade Nautique (in French)

Standings:

Combined Scoring - Final			Points:

			Fleet Races*						Match Races

Rank	Total Points	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	1	2	3	4	5

1	46	BMW Oracle - WINNER	4		6		6	6	6	6	6	6	-
2	44	Team Alinghi	6		5		4	5	6	6	-	6	6
3	42	Emirates Team New Zealand	5		4		5	4	-	6	6	6	6
4	17	Le Defi	1		1		1	2	-	-	6		6
5	17	K-Challenge	3		3		2	3	6	-	-	-	-
6	8	Team Shosholoza	2		2		3	2	-	-	-	-	-

Scoring System for LV Act One:
Fleet Races: 1st place finish earns 1 point for each boat participating; subsequent finishers earn 1 point for every boat participating except those placing above them. With six boats, 1st=6 points, 2nd=5 points, 3rd=4 points, 4th=3 points, 5th=2 points, 6th=1 point.

Match Races: each match winner is awarded 6 points, losers gain no points.

Combined standings: points from fleet and match racing are totaled together.

*Fleet Races 2 and 4 were not held.

Chronological Match Race Pairings and Results:
	Thursday		Friday		Saturday
	Flight 1	Flight 2	Flight 3	Flight 4	Flight 5
Team:	Opponent:

BMW Oracle	Emirates TNZ	LeDefi	Shosholoza	K-Challenge	Alinghi

Alinghi	LeDefi	K-Challenge	Emirates TNZ	Shosholoza	BMW Oracle

Emirates TNZ	BMW Oracle	Shosholoza	Alinghi	LeDefi	K-Challenge

K-Challenge	Shosholoza	Alinghi	LeDefi	BMW Oracle	Emirates TNZ

Le Defi	Alinghi	BMW Oracle	K-Challenge	Emirates TNZ	Shosholoza

Shosholoza	K-Challenge	Emirates TNZ	BMW Oracle	Alinghi	LeDefi

Team

Wins over:

Loses to:

On the Water:

Wednesday:
ETNZ Again Tunes With Alinghi. The second day of practice at Marseille, and once again Emirates Team New Zealand and Alinghi lined up to tune the boats - and race a little.
Read the story from ETNZ's web site (unavailable)

Thursday:
All six Act One teams were out in 20+ kt winds, warming up outside of Marseille. Read the ACM Press Release. Also, the conditions created the opportunity for some very nice photos of Thursday's action by Gilles Martin-Raget

Friday:
The Rade Sud saw practice starts and races for the benefit of both competitors and race officials.

Saturday:
Following the fleet parade to begin the festivities, an Optimist dinghy regatta was held in the Vieux Port, with the winner's prize being an 18th-man position during Act One.
Opening Day Report (in English)
Que la fête commence! (in French)

Sunday/Day 1:
Race 1: start: 1520h, wind 20 kts. SE

Finish	Team - Day 1 Report	Points
1	TEAM ALINGHI - delta 0:35	6
2	EMIRATES TEAM NEW ZEALAND	5
3	BMW ORACLE RACING	4
4	K-CHALLENGE	3
5	TEAM SHOSHOLOZA	2
6	LE DEFI	1

Day 1 second race will not be sailed.

Monday/Day 2:
Race 3: start: 1240h, wind 14 kts. SE,
increasing to 25 kts., gusts 28-30

Finish	Team - Day 2 Report	Points
1	BMW ORACLE RACING - delta 0:26	6
2	TEAM ALINGHI	5
3	EMIRATES TEAM NEW ZEALAND	4
4	K-CHALLENGE	3
5	TEAM SHOSHOLOZA	2
6	LE DEFI	1

Day 2 second race will not be sailed.

Tuesday/Day 3:
Race 5: start 1240h

Finish	Team	Points
1	BMW ORACLE RACING - delta 0:13	6
2	EMIRATES TEAM NEW ZEALAND	5
3	TEAM ALINGHI	4
4	TEAM SHOSHOLOZA	3
5	K-CHALLENGE	2
6	LE DEFI	1

Race 6: start 1430h

Finish	Team	Points
1	BMW ORACLE RACING - delta 0:24	6
2	TEAM ALINGHI	5
3	EMIRATES TEAM NEW ZEALAND	4
4	K-CHALLENGE	3
5	LE DEFI	2
6	TEAM SHOSHOLOZA	1

Wednesday:
Reserve Day

Thursday:
Match Racing Begins

6 points awarded to each race winner. Starts on 10-minute intervals. First Start at 1240h.
Blue	Δ=Delta	Yellow
First Flight
Shosholoza	loses to (Δ 1:06)	K-Challenge
ETNZ	loses to (Δ :42	BMW Oracle
Le Defi	loses to (Δ 3:28)	Alinghi
Second Flight
Shosholoza	loses to (Δ 2:59)	ETNZ
Alinghi	defeats (Δ 1:01)	K-Challenge
BMW Oracle	defeats (Δ 1:55)	Le Defi

Winner

Loser

Click here for Standings

Friday:
Match Racing

6 points awarded to each race winner. Starts on 10-minute intervals. First Start at 1240h. Winds forecast Southeasterly 11-16 kts. gusting to 20 later in the day.
Blue	Δ=Delta	Yellow
First Flight
ETNZ	defeats (Δ :13)	Alinghi
K-Challenge	loses to (Δ :30)	Le Defi
BMW Oracle	defeats (Δ 4:05)	Shosholoza
Second Flight
Le Defi	loses to (Δ 2:30)	ETNZ
Shosholoza	loses to (Δ 3:33)	Alinghi
K-Challenge	loses to (Δ 1:32)	BMW Oracle

Saturday:
Final Day of Match Racing

6 points awarded to each race winner. Starts on 10-minute intervals.
Blue	Δ=Delta	Yellow
First Flight
Shosholoza	loses to (Δ 3:17)	Le Defi
K-Challenge	loses to (Δ :37)	ETNZ
Alinghi	loses to (Δ :15)	BMW Oracle

Participants:

	Team	Country	Yacht Club


	Team Alinghi SUI-64 Skipper: Jochen Schuemann	Switzerland	Société Nautique de Genève 2007 Defender

	BMW Oracle Racing USA-76 Skipper: Chris Dickson	United States	Golden Gate YC 2007 Challenger

	Emirates Team New Zealand NZL-82 Skipper: Dean Barker	New Zealand	Royal New Zealand YS 2007 Challenger

	K-Challenge FRA-57 Skipper: Thierry Peponnet	France	Cercle de la Voile de Paris 2007 Challenger

	LeDefi FRA-69 Skipper: Phillipe Presti	France	Union Nationale pour La Course au Large

	Team Shosholoza RSA-48 Skipper: Geoff Meek	South Africa	Royal Cape Yacht Club 2007 Challenger


Read more background on the Louis Vuitton Act One competitors and other America's Cup teams at CupInfo's Challenger Page

Race Coverage:

Live 2D race tracker and audio webcast will be available at the Official America's Cup web site (tracker offline).

There are currently no plans for live television coverage of Louis Vuitton Act 1, but taped highlights will be available to broadcasters in each country.

Schedule for Louis Vuitton Act One - Marseille, France
Please Note that all dates on this page are at the discretion of the event organizers, reported here as we believe to be accurate, but are subject to change or correction at any time. Please confirm all dates before making travel or other arrangements.
	Date	Day	Time

	25 Aug	Wednesday	TBA	Logistics Briefing for ship unloading & set-up schedule; Port clearances – in and out; Measurement Schedule; Radio Distribution; Practice Races

	26 Aug	Thursday	TBA	Ship Arrival & Unloading

	27 Aug	Friday		Unloading, Rigging & Set-up

	28 Aug	Saturday		Unloading, Rigging & Set-up; Measurement

	29 Aug	Sunday	0730	Start of Measurement Controls; Unloading, Rigging & Set-up

	30 Aug	Monday		Rigging, Measurement, Practice

	31 Aug	Tuesday		Rigging, Measurement, Practice

	1 Sept	Wednesday		Final Arrival Deadline

	2 Sept	Thursday		Measurement & Practice

	3 Sept	Friday	1230	Practice Fleet Race Warning Signal
			TBA	Competitor’s Meeting & Debrief

	4 Sept	Saturday	1100	Fleet Parade into Vieux Port, followed by Opening Ceremonies and other Events

	5 Sept	Sunday	1230	Racing Begins: Warning Signal - 2 Fleet Races

	6 Sept	Monday	1230	Warning Signal - 2 Fleet Races

	7 Sept	Tuesday	1230	Warning Signal - Fleet and/or Match Races

	8 Sept	Wednesday		Reserve Day

	9 Sept	Thursday	1230	Warning Signal – 2 Match Races

	10 Sept	Friday	1230	Warning Signal - 2 Match Races

	11 Sept	Saturday	1230	Warning Signal - Match Race(s)
				Prize Ceremony, Vieux Port

	12 Sept	Sunday		Packing and Loading

	13-15 Sept	Monday - Wednesday		Ship Loading for Valencia