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Build
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America's Cup Class Regattas |
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- Full details from ACM -
main points
- Act 1 June/July 2008 VLC - v5
- Act 2 September 2008 Europe - v5
- Practice races October 2008 - April 2009 - AC90
- (these will be fully organised & publicised)
- Fleet races and RRs
- No v5 boats to sail in VLC after end 2008
- Act 3 April 2009 VLC fleet race
- RR1 & RR2 May 2009 challengers + Alinghi
- Semi-Final May/June 2009 top 6 inc Alinghi if in top 6
- Challenger Sail Off - non top 6 + Alinghi if out side top
6
- Alinghi to Secondary Series after Semis or Sail Off
- Repecharge 2nd & 3rd from semis
- Winner to CSS final with top from Semis -
- CSS Final - best of 7 late June 2009
- Secondary Series late June- all except CSS finalists + Alinghi
- Cup Match - best of 9 starting July 18 2009
- Note Alinghi gets to sail continuously whatever happens
in the RRs & Semis
 - 2 pre-regattas in 2008, 1 in
VLC 1 elsewhere in Europe (Trapani?)
- Announcement due from ACM - valenciasailing
- AC33 venue is Valencia
- Date is June / July 2009
- 2 Acts in VLC in June & July 2008
- Trapani have stated their canditature for
AC33 venue - Bertorelli says "We will return" - ANSA.it
- Athens & Marseilles are said to be interested as well - Scuttlebutt
- "We are not inclined to hosting one of the Acts, but we would
be interested to hosting the World Cup sometime during their mid-season
break. Nothing is final at this moment...this is only an idea." -
Saeed Hareb (Dubai International Marine Club)
- First Act of AC33? Dubai in Jan/Feb
08 - BOB
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| German
Sailing Grand Prix - Kiel 5- 12 August 2007 - will not happen |
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- Will not happen in 2007 Sport1.de
- 3 to 5 AC32 teams plus another. UITG will be there
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- Shosholoza will take part (German sponsor
remember). Victory & Areva possible. No BMWO
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| San Francisco - September 23 -
30 2007 - will not happen |
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- No San Fran regatta this year - Got
Live
- "Sunday, September 23rd through Sunday, September
30th and will include 3 days of fleet racing, 3 days of match racing,
and one day of Pro-Am racing." GGYC Newsletter
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| Qingdao China
- "next October" |
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| Valencia - AC 33 June 2009 |
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- Joint AC / F1 GP event in 2009
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| Dubai - AC34 June 2011 |
- If Alinghi win AC33! - story
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