Artemis Louis Vuitton Trophy Auckland

Waitemata Harbour to host America's Cup boats

Auckland, dubbed the City of Sails for its huge sailing fraternity, hosted two hugely popular America's Cup Matches in 2000 and 2003. Auckland also hosted the Louis Vuitton Pacific Series in February 2009, which gave rise to the WSTA and Louis Vuitton Trophy. Sailed in former America's Cup boats, the Louis Vuitton Trophy Auckland is the second of five match race regattas.

Part of the Auckland Festival of Sail organized by...
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Waitemata Harbour to host America's Cup boats

Auckland, dubbed the City of Sails for its huge sailing fraternity, hosted two hugely popular America's Cup Matches in 2000 and 2003. Auckland also hosted the Louis Vuitton Pacific Series in February 2009, which gave rise to the WSTA and Louis Vuitton Trophy. Sailed in former America's Cup boats, the Louis Vuitton Trophy Auckland is the second of five match race regattas.

Part of the Auckland Festival of Sail organized by Emirates Team New Zealand, the Louis Vuitton event will overlap with the Auckland International Boat Show. The two Cup boats will race on New Zealand's Waitemata Harbor and dock in the heart of the Viaduct Basin on the quayside adjacent to Aucklanders' favourite restaurants and wine bars, providing an unprecedented opportunity for spectators to view boat preparation and the departures and arrivals of the teams each day.

Racing will follow the format established in Auckland last year and adopted for competition in Nice last November. Racing starts Tuesday, 9th March. Teams will take turns on the two Emirates Team New Zealand yachts NZL 84 And NZL 92 that have been fitted out, optimized and rigged after a year in storage. They will race four matches a day to complete a round robin seeding series before a ladder elimination culminating in the finals on Sunday, 21st March.
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