Louis Vuitton Cup
The Louis Vuitton Cup has been the qualifying event for the challenger teams for the America's Cup , a prestigious international sailing regatta event that has been held since 1851 , since 1983 .
The sponsor , the fashion brand Louis Vuitton , was the namesake of the qualifying regatta from 1983 to 2007. In 2007 Louis Vuitton temporarily stopped sponsoring due to discrepancies. With a view to the 34th America's Cup in San Francisco in September 2013, Louis Vuitton announced in November 2010 that it would resume sponsorship activities for the Louis Vuitton Cup as an official qualifying regatta.
history
Until 1970, only British teams challenged US sailors in defense of the America's Cup. In 1983 the sponsor "Louis Vuitton" offered for the first time to gather the international challengers of the America's Cup in an elimination regatta and to reward the winner with the trophy "Louis Vuitton Cup". The cup was based on an idea by the French sailor Bruno Troublé .
Since the America's Cup in the strict sense of the word is only the race of the challenger against the defending champion, the actual challenger is determined from the list of applicants for qualification. Since the America's Cup is a match race event, the Louis Vuitton Cup has three series of “everyone against everyone” (Round Robin) - the so-called acts - which are weighted differently. The best point is then the current challenger.
The first "Louis Vuitton Cup" was held in 1983. The Australian yacht Australia II won the Cup and with it the right to fight for the America's Cup against the American defender of the New York Yacht Club , the Liberty . Here, too, Australia II won and was able to win the America's Cup trophy for the first time as a non-American yacht.
Winner of the Louis Vuitton Cup from 1983
| year | winner | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Emirates Team New Zealand |
 New Zealand
|
San Francisco , USA |
| 2010 | --- | --- | (no Louis Vuitton Cup, withdrawal of sponsor) |
| 2007 | Emirates Team New Zealand |
New Zealand
|
Valencia , Spain |
| 2003 | Alinghi |
 Switzerland
|
Auckland , New Zealand |
| 2000 | Luna Rossa |
 Italy
|
Auckland, New Zealand |
| 1995 | Black Magic |
New Zealand
|
San Diego , USA |
| 1992 | Il Moro di Venezia |
Italy
|
San Diego, USA |
| 1988 | --- | --- | (only one challenger (NZL), therefore no regatta) |
| 1987 | Stars and Stripes '87 |
 United States
|
Fremantle , Australia |
| 1983 | Australia II |
 Australia
|
Newport , USA |
See also
Situation after 2004
Because of the high number of challengers, the regatta organization was changed after the 31st America's Cup . The "Louis Vuitton Cup" was now carried out in two phases:
- first phase: round robin round with scoring
- second phase: semi-finals with the first four teams, followed by a final between the two best teams
Since 2004, the “Louis Vuitton Cup” has consisted of 13 “Acts of competition”, or “Acts” for short. The first three acts did not count towards the points account of the leaderboard. Some teams do not enter the elimination races at the start of the acts. The rules of the races from 2005 to 2007 stipulate that the ranking points achieved in each act increase the closer you get to the final. The 2005 Acts awarded the standard points. With 11 participants this is 11 points for a victory in the end and fewer points for the placed teams according to their rank. In the acts of 2006 there were double the number of points: 22 ranking points for the winner and corresponding points for those placed. The acts of 2007 awarded three times the number of points: 33 ranking points for the winner.
Due to the high number of races and fierce competition, winning the Challenger's Cup was much more difficult than the America's Cup itself during the last event. While there were a number of very close races in the challenger series, Team New Zealand was later clearly beaten.
A list of the participants can be found in the America's Cup article .
Withdrawal of the sponsor in 2007
On July 13, 2007, Louis Vuitton announced the end of its nearly 25-year sponsorship activities with respect to the Cup. The reason given was the increasing commercialization of the regatta under the leadership of Team Alinghi . This is no longer compatible with the company's image and values. Louis Vuitton announced at the same time that the development of the America's Cup would be followed and that a return as a sponsor could not be ruled out.
Louis Vuitton Pacific Series
In January 2009, on the initiative of Louis Vuitton and against the background of legal disputes over the 33rd America's Cup, the Louis Vuitton Pacific Series took place as a "return to racing in a spirit of friendship" in Auckland , in which ten America's Cup teams took part and Team New Zealand emerged victorious.
Louis Vuitton Trophy
In September 2009, the Louis Vuitton company announced that, following the success of the Louis Vuitton Pacific Series, together with the World Sailing Team Association WSTA, which was founded in spring 2009, it would organize a series of competition frigates under the name Louis Vuitton Trophy in late 2009 and early 2010 , which are approved by ISAF and should take place independently of the America's Cup .
The first regatta in this series, the Louis Vuitton Trophy Nice Côte d'Azur , took place from November 7th to 22nd, 2009 in the Baie des Anges off Nice . Team Azzurra (Italy, winner), Emirates Team New Zealand (New Zealand, 2nd place), Synergy Russia Sailing (Russia, 3rd place), Team Origin (Great Britain, 4th place), All4One (Germany / France) took part Skipper Jochen Schümann , 5th place), BMW Oracle Racing (USA, 6th place), Artemis (Sweden, 7th place) and Team French Spirit Pages Jaunes (France, 8th place).
The LV Trophy Auckland followed in March 2010 . Participants were: Emirates Team New Zealand (New Zealand, winner), Mascalzone Latino (Italy, 2nd place), Azzurra (Italy, 3rd place), Team Artemis (Sweden, 4th place), Team Origin (Great Britain, 5th place) ), All4One (Germany / France, 6th place), Aleph (France, 7th place), Team Synergy (Russia, 8th place). BMW Oracle had not participated because of legal disputes over the 33rd America's Cup .
In May / June the LV Trophy La Maddalena was held off Sardinia . Participants were: Emirates Team New Zealand (New Zealand, winner), Team Synergy (Russia, 2nd place), All4One (Germany / France, 3rd place), Team Artemis (Sweden, 4th place), Mascalzone Latino Audi (Italy, 5th place), Azzurra (Italy, 6th place), Team Origin (Great Britain, 7th place), Luna Rossa (Italy, 8th place), BMW Oracle Racing (USA, 9th place), Aleph (France, 10th place) . Space).
In November 2010 the LV Trophy Dubai took place as the last Louis Vuitton Trophy . Participants were: Emirates Team New Zealand (New Zealand, winner), BWW Oracle (USA, 2nd place), Mascalzone Latino Audi (Italy, 3rd place), All4One (Germany / France, 4th place), Team Synergy (Russia, 5th place), Team Artemis (Sweden, 6th place).
A prior Newport , Rhode Iceland , planned regatta in the summer of 2010 was not carried out, and in August 2010, for January 2011 was Hong Kong scheduled LV Trophy Hong Kong canceled because some participants were preparing already for the 34th America's Cup.
The Louis Vuitton company left it open until 2010 whether it would be available again as a sponsor for the Louis Vuitton Cup , which was last held in 2007, on the occasion of the 34th America's Cup .
Louis Vuitton Cup 2013
In November 2010, Louis Vuitton announced that it would be available again as a sponsor of the Louis Vuitton Cup at the 34th America's Cup, which will be hosted by BMW Oracle in San Francisco in 2013. The date and location for the Louis Vuitton Cup was set for July 13, 2013 and the San Francisco Bay (home of the America's Cup). The company has also been appointed the official timekeeper for the competitions. Team Alinghi (like the British Team Origin, Sailing Team Germany and the Italian Team Luna Rossa) will not take part in the America's Cup due to the regatta conditions set by the organizer of the Cup, BMW Oracle.
Web links
- Louis Vuitton Cup 2013 on americascup.com
- Information about the Louis Vuitton Cup on boot24.eu
- Team All4One, German-French contribution to the Louis Vuitton Trophy
Individual evidence
- ↑ handelsblatt.com Louis Vuitton no longer sponsors the America's Cup
- ^ LV Pacific Series The Louis Vuitton Cup 2007
- ↑ handelsblatt.com Louis Vuitton is considering withdrawal
- ↑ ftd.de ( Memento from February 21, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Team New Zealand defeated Alinghi at the Pacific Cup
- ↑ welt.de Duels on the water and in court
- ^ LV Pacific Series A return to racing in the spirit of friendship
- ↑ Italians win Louis Vuitton Trophy ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , segler-zeitung.de, November 22, 2009
- ↑ Sixth place in Nice ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , bmworacleracing.com, November 20, 2009
- ↑ About the Louis Vuitton Trophy , cupinfo.com, accessed February 9, 2011
- ↑ Sailing under the trademark , welt.de, January 8, 2011
- ↑ Alinghi does without the classic , spiegel.de, November 26, 2010
- ↑ Alinghi cancels Americas Cup participation , nauticwebnews.de, December 1, 2010
- ↑ Louis Vuitton and America's Cup become partners again ( Memento of the original from May 12, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , sail24.com, November 29, 2010
