Louis Vuitton Trophy Dubai
# Louis Vuitton Trophy Dubai

The Louis Vuitton Trophy Dubai was the fourth in a scheduled series of regattas that compete for the Louis Vuitton Trophy. The regatta occurred in Dubai between 14–27 November 2010. The Louis Vuitton Trophy format uses existing International America's Cup Class yachts loaned to the regatta by various America's Cup racing syndicates, keeping costs relatively low for the competing teams.

The Louis Vuitton Trophy was organised after the success of the Louis Vuitton Pacific Series and the continued legal battle surrounding the America's Cup yachting competition at the time. Because of the long delays from the legal action, and the fact that the 2010 America's Cup became a Deed of Gift match without a defender or challenger selection series, the Louis Vuitton Trophy series was established as a competition for other America's Cup racing syndicates.

The Dubai event was hosted by Dubai International Marine Club and sponsored by Emirates airlines.

## The Yachts

The event used four International America's Cup Class yachts loaned specifically for the event. For Dubai, the boats were supplied by Team New Zealand (NZL-84 & NZL-92) and BMW Oracle Racing (USA-87 & USA-98).

## Teams

Six teams participated in the Dubai event, down from the eight teams that appeared in the earlier Nice Côte d’Azur and Auckland Louis Vuitton Trophy regattas, and the ten teams that competed in La Maddalena.

| Ranking | Country | Team | Club |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | New Zealand | Team New Zealand | Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron |
| 2 | United States | BMW Oracle Racing | Golden Gate Yacht Club |
| 3 | Italy | Mascalzone Latino | Club Nautico di Roma |
| 4 | France/ Germany | ALL4ONE Challenge | Cercle de la Voile de Paris/Kieler Yacht-Club |
| 5 | Russia | Synergy Russian Sailing Team | |
| 6 | Sweden | Team Artemis | Royal Swedish Yacht Club |

## The Races

### Round Robin 1

14-18 November Each team sailed each other team twice. One point was awarded for a win.

| Team Name | Races | W | L | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| BMW Oracle Racing | 10 | 9 | 1 | 9 |
| Team Artemis | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Team New Zealand | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4.5* |
| Synergy Russian Sailing | 10 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| ALL4ONE Challenge | 10 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
| Mascalzone Latino | 10 | 3 | 7 | 2* |
| | A4O | ART | BOR | TNZ | MAS | SYN | Points |
| A4O | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| ART | 1 | | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| BOR | 2 | 2 | | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| TNZ | 2 | 0 | 1 | | 1* | 1 | 4.5* |
| MAS | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1* | | 1 | 2* |
| SYN | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 4 |

* = Point(s) deducted by umpires, A = Abandoned, P = Postponed, R = Retired

### Round Robin 2

21-23 November Each team sailed each other team once. Two points were awarded for a win.

| Team Name | Races | W | L | RR1 | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| BMW Oracle Racing | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 17 |
| Team New Zealand | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4.5* | 12.5* |
| Mascalzone Latino | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2* | 8* |
| ALL4ONE Challenge | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| Synergy Russian Sailing | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6* |
| Team Artemis | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| | A4O | ART | BOR | TNZ | MAS | SYN | Points |
| A4O | | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| ART | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BOR | 0 | 2 | | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| TNZ | 2 | 2 | 0 | | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| MAS | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | | 2 | 6 |
| SYN | 2 | 2* | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 2* |

* = Point(s) deducted by umpires, A = Abandoned, P = Postponed, R = Retired

### Finals

26-27 November Two best of three semi finals will be followed by a best of five final. The winner of the round robins will pick there semi final opponent from the top four teams.

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | BMW Oracle Racing | 2 | | | |
| 4 | ALL4ONE Challenge | 0 | | | |
| 4 | ALL4ONE Challenge | 0 | Team New Zealand | Team New Zealand | 2 |
| | | | BMW Oracle Racing | BMW Oracle Racing | 0 |
| 2 | Team New Zealand | 2 | BMW Oracle Racing | BMW Oracle Racing | 0 |
| 3 | Mascalzone Latino | 0 | | | |

### Fleet Races

25 November Up to three fleet races will be held, with each team sailing in up to two races. These will be a separate event from the match racing Trophy.

## Sea Dubai Watersports Festival

The event will mark the start of the Sea Dubai Watersports Festival under the patronage of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. This festival also includes the Dubai Shamaal World Surf Ski Championship, the Oakley Riot World Wakeboard Tournament, the UAE National Day Watersports Parade, the Mina Mile Swimming Competition, an Open Water Swim and Jet Ski Competition, the Traditional 43 ft Dhow Sailing Championship and finishes on 11 December with the final round of the Powerboat World Championships.

