stesse acque che avrebbero poi ospitato
la Coppa America e si svolgeva nei mesi
appena precedenti la Coppa stessa. Tutti gli
sfidanti si incontravano tra loro in gare a due,
fino a giungere a una classifica finale in cui i
due migliori entravano in competizione per la
Louis Vuitton Cup su una serie di sfide dirette.
La formula però cambiava spesso, forse troppo
spesso.
Dal 2005 al 2007, infatti, il regolamento della Louis
Vuitton Cup prevedeva 13 tappe (detti acts), in diverse
At the beginning and until 2003 the Louis Vuitton Cup
modeled on the system already used for the previous
Selection Series. It took place in the same waters that
would later hosted the America’s Cup and was held in the
months just preceding the Cup itself. All the challengers met
together in two-people races, to arrive at a final ranking in
which the best two entered in competition for the Louis Vuitton
Cup on a series of direct challenges. But the formula was changing often, perhaps too often.
From 2005 to 2007, in fact, the rules of the Louis Vuitton Cup involved 13 stages (called acts), in different locations over a period