Louis Vuitton Trophy La Maddalena
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The Louis Vuitton Trophy La Maddalena was the third in a scheduled series of regattas that form the Louis Vuitton Trophy. The regatta occurred in La Maddalena
La Maddalena
La Maddalena is a town and comune located on the island with the same name, in northern Sardinia, part of the province of Olbia-Tempio, Italy.-The town:...
between 22 May - 6 June 2010. The regatta used loaned International America's Cup Class yachts.
The Louis Vuitton Trophy series was formed after the legal battles around the 2010 America's Cup and the success of the Louis Vuitton Pacific Series
Louis Vuitton Pacific Series
The Louis Vuitton Pacific Series was a match race regatta in America's Cup Class yachts in Auckland, New Zealand during January and February 2009. Racing started on 30 January. The Louis Vuitton Pacific Series was organised in association with the New Zealand Government, Emirates Team New Zealand,...
in Auckland in 2009. The La Maddalena event was hosted by Mascalzone Latino and the Reale Yacht Club Canottieri Savoia.
The Yachts
The event used International America's Cup Class yachts loaned specifically for the event. For La Maddalena, the boats were supplied by BMW Oracle RacingBMW Oracle Racing
Oracle Racing is an American sailboat racing syndicate initially formed to compete for the 2003 America’s Cup. They competed again in the 2007 event before winning the 33rd America's Cup regatta in 2010 - representing the Golden Gate Yacht Club....
(USA 87 and USA 98) and Mascalzone Latino Audi Team (ITA 90 and ITA 99).
USA 87 and 98 were damaged on day four when they collided. They were unavailable for the rest of the regatta.
Teams
La Maddalena boasted the biggest fleet to date in a Louis Vuitton Trophy, with ten syndicates competing.| Ranking | Country | Team | Club | Skipper/Helmsman | Notes |
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| 1 | Team New Zealand Team New Zealand Team New Zealand is a sailing team based in Auckland, New Zealand representing the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron.Team New Zealand has become a household name in their home country following their consecutive wins in the America's Cup in 1995 and 2000... |
Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron is one of New Zealand's more prestigious yacht clubs, and the club behind New Zealand's America's Cup campaigns, under the guise of Team New Zealand.... |
Dean Barker | ||
| 2 | Team Synergy Team Synergy Team Synergy is a Russian yacht racing team that competes in America's Cup style sailing.-Early years:The team was founded in 2004 and competed in various sailing events, including the TP52 and MedCup circuits... |
Karol Jablonski | |||
| 3 | ALL4ONE | Cercle de la Voile de Paris | Jochen Schümann Jochen Schümann Jochen Schümann is a German sailor and olympic champion.He competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, where he won a gold medal in the finn class.... /Sébastien Col |
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| 4 | Team Artemis Team Artemis Artemis Racing is a professional sailing team challenging for the 34th America’s Cup. Artemis Racing is competing in the America’s Cup World Series, the Extreme Sailing Series and on the RC44 Championship Tour... |
Royal Swedish Yacht Club | Paul Cayard Paul Cayard Paul Pierre Cayard is an American yachtsman and professional sailor. He has competed at multiple world championship level sailing events, including the America's Cup, the Volvo Ocean Race and the Olympic Games. In 1998 he was selected as the Rolex Yachtsmen of the Year... /Terry Hutchinson |
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| 5 | Mascalzone Latino | Club Nautico di Roma Club Nautico di Roma Club Nautico di Roma is a private yacht club located in Rome, Italy.It was established in November 2006.It promotes and organizes various water-sports related events, in sailing, motor boating, fishing and scuba diving.... |
Gavin Brady | Host | |
| 6 | Azzurra Azzurra Azzurra is a yacht racing team that competes in America's Cup style sailing out of the yacht club Yacht Club Costa Smeralda.-Early history:Managed by Luca Cordero di Montezemolo and funded by Aga Khan IV and Gianni Agnelli, Azzurra began to compete in 1982... |
Yacht Club Costa Smeralda Yacht Club Costa Smeralda Yacht Club Costa Smeralda was established by the Aga Khan in 1967. It is situated at Porto Cervo in Costa Smeralda, northern Sardinia and provides services for recreational sailors.... |
Francesco Bruni Francesco Bruni (sailor) Francesco Bruni is a professional sailor from Italy.Career Results Highlights* 12th at the 1996 Olympics in the Laser* 11th at the 2000 Olympics in the 49er* 7th at the 2004 Olympics in the Star-Reference:... |
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| 7 | Team Origin Team Origin Team Origin is Great Britain's bid to compete in the 33rd and 34th America's Cups. The syndicate was founded by Sir Keith Mills, the man behind London's successful 2012 Olympic bid... |
Royal Thames Yacht Club Royal Thames Yacht Club The Royal Thames Yacht Club is the oldest sailing club in the United Kingdom. Its headquarters are located at 60 Knightsbridge, London, England, overlooking Hyde Park.... |
Ben Ainslie Ben Ainslie Charles Benedict Ainslie, CBE is an English sailor and three-times Olympic gold medalist. He started sailing at the age of 8 and first competed at the age of 10... |
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| 8 | Luna Rossa | Yacht Club Italiano Yacht Club Italiano The Yacht Club Italiano is a yacht club in Genoa, Italy. It was founded in 1879 and is one of the oldest sailing clubs in the Mediterranean. This club was bestowed Royal Patronage by HRH King Umberto I of Italy since its inception.... |
Ed Baird Ed Baird Ed Baird is an American sailor. He was a coach of the 1995 America's Cup-winning Team New Zealand and a helmsman for the 2007 America's Cup-winning Alinghi syndicate.... |
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| 9 | BMW Oracle Racing BMW Oracle Racing Oracle Racing is an American sailboat racing syndicate initially formed to compete for the 2003 America’s Cup. They competed again in the 2007 event before winning the 33rd America's Cup regatta in 2010 - representing the Golden Gate Yacht Club.... |
Golden Gate Yacht Club Golden Gate Yacht Club The Golden Gate Yacht Club is a yacht club founded in 1939 and is the current holder of the America's Cup won by its racing team BMW Oracle Racing.In 1939 the first members built a clubhouse on a barge in the San Francisco Marina... |
James Spithill James Spithill James Spithill is an Australian yachtsman. He was born in Sydney.After some junior match race titles, in 1998 he arrived third in the Sydney-Hobart and first in the Kenwood Cup.... |
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| 10 | Aleph | Bertrand Pacé |
Round Robin
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- BMW Oracle Racing vs Team New Zealand was originally sailed on the 28 May with BMW Oracle winning the match after Team New Zealand was penalised for not maintaining enough tension on their forestay. Team New Zealand immediately appealed the ruling but the international jury was unable to award them redress. The rule was removed from the book the next day and it was decided to resail the race. BMW Oracle then asked for redress but that was denied by the jury. Team New Zealand won the resail on the 30 May.
Elimination Finals
3 - 6 JuneThe final series was originally scheduled to use the McIntyre Final Eight System
McIntyre Final Eight System
The McIntyre Final Eight System was devised by Ken McIntyre in addition to the McIntyre Four, Five and Six systems. It is a playoff system of the top 8 finishers in a competition to determine which two teams will play in the Grand Final. The teams play each other over three weeks, with two teams...
, as in Auckland. However due to the loss of several days of racing, due to weather and the collision between USA 87 and USA 98, the finals were rescheduled to consist of knock out semi finals and a final. One quarterfinal was raced before the format was changed. The higher ranked team from each quarterfinal that was abandoned automatically advanced into the semifinals. The petit finale to decide third place was also canceled.
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The Final
| Team Name | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | T |
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 Team New Zealand |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Synergy Russian |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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 Team New Zealand Second Title |