Louis Vuitton Trophy Nice Côte d’Azur
Louis Vuitton Trophy Nice Côte d’Azur |
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| Date | 7–22 November 2009 |
| Winner |
 Azzurra |
| Location | Nice |
The Louis Vuitton Trophy Nice Côte d’Azur was the first in a series of regattas that compete for the Louis Vuitton Trophy. The regatta was held in Nice between 7 and 22 November 2009. 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 Nice event was hosted by ALL4ONE Challenge and Club Nautique de Nice.
For the event Mascalzone Latino provided ITA-90 and ITA-99 while All4One and Team Origin loaned FRA-93 and GBR-75 respectively.
Eight teams participated in the Nice event. Despite loaning two boats to the event, Mascalzone Latino did not participate.
7 November - 14 November
Up to four flights per day were scheduled through the conclusion of the round robin and lasted no longer than one hour in duration. The first three days were characterised by light winds and only two races were completed each day. However, on day four the race organisers completed four full flights (eight races) to get the regatta back on schedule.
A = Abandoned, P = Postponed, R = Retired
14 November-18 November
Stage 2 was a half round robin where the top four teams raced the bottom four teams. As the half round robin was not completed, teams received half points for matches sailed twice.
A = Abandoned, P = Postponed, R = Retired
19 November-22 November
Stage 3 is the knockout semifinals and final.
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