2013 Louis Vuitton Cup

8th Louis Vuitton Cup
Date	July 4 – September 1, 2013
Winner	Emirates Team New Zealand
Location	San Francisco
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Official Website	http://www.americascup.com

The 8th Louis Vuitton Cup was held during July and August 2013, in San Francisco, California, United States of America. The three contenders were Artemis Racing (Sweden), Emirates Team New Zealand (New Zealand), and Luna Rossa Challenge (Italy). After a preliminary round robin to determine seeding, Artemis Racing was eliminated in the semi-final round by Luna Rossa Challenge by four races to none. In the final, Emirates Team New Zealand beat Luna Rosa Challenge by seven races to one, and went on to challenge Oracle Team USA for the 2013 America's Cup.

Twelve yacht clubs applied to challenge the America's Cup before the deadline, though their names were not originally disclosed. They included:

On August 2, 2012, the America's Cup Event Authority announced that, following withdrawals or failure to meet the eligibility criteria, only four challenging teams would compete: Kungliga Svenska Segelsällskapet's Artemis Racing, Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron's Team New Zealand, Circolo della Vela Sicilia's Luna Rossa Challenge and Sail Korea Yacht Club's Team Korea

In March, 2013, Team Korea withdrew, leaving three challengers. Shown in the order in which they applied, they were:

The Challenger of Record, Artemis Racing represented the Royal Swedish Yacht Club and was led by Iain Percy (as skipper) and the America's Cup veteran Paul Cayard (as tactician).

Led by Grant Dalton and skippered by Dean Barker, Team New Zealand won the America's Cup in 1995 and 2000 and the Louis Vuitton Cup in 1995 and 2007.

The Italian team previously won the Louis Vuitton Cup in 2000 and were runners-up in 2007.

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