America's Cup: Format announced for Louis Vuitton Cup



8:53 PM Sat 2 Jul 2011 GMT
'The Louis Vuitton Cup' Americas Cup Media
Iain Murray, the Regatta Director for the 34th America's Cup, has issued the dates and format for the Louis Vuitton Cup, the America's Cup Challenger Series. To take place in 2013, the objective of the challenger series is to both build and identify the strongest possible challenger to meet the defender in the America's Cup Finals. The next Louis Vuitton Cup will consist of five stages, all of the challengers will participate in at least the first three, before eliminations begin. The first day of racing for the Louis Vuitton Cup will be July 4th, 2013 (changed ...


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by Jane Eagleson





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