1992 Louis Vuitton Cup

3rd Louis Vuitton Cup
Date 25 January - 30 April 1992
Winner Il Moro di Venezia
Location San Diego, United States

The 3rd Louis Vuitton Cup was held in San Diego, United States in 1992. The winner, Il Moro di Venezia, went on to challenge for the 1992 America's Cup.

Contents

The teams

Eight challengers from seven nations contested the 1992 Louis Vuitton Cup. Together they spent over $250 million.[1] Il Moro di Venezia alone constructed four boats and spent over $85 million.

Club Team Skipper Yachts
Compagnia della Vela di Venezia Il Moro di Venezia Paul Cayard ITA-25
Cruising Yacht Club of Australia Australian Challenge Syd Fischer AUS-17
Darling Harbour Yacht Club Spirit of Australia Peter Gilmour AUS-21
Monte Real Club de Yates de Bayona Desafio Espana Copa America Pedro Campos Calvo-Sotelo ESP-22
Yacht Club de Sète Le Defi Francais 95 Marc Pajot FRA-27
Nippon Ocean Racing Club Nippon Challenge Chris Dickson JPN-26
Mercury Bay Boating Club New Zealand Challenge Rod Davis NZL-20
Stenungsbaden Yacht Club Swedish America's Cup Challenge Gunnar Krantz SWE-19

Round robin

Team name Races Won RR1 Pts. RR2 Pts. RR3 Pts. Total Pts. Ranking
Nippon Challenge 21 18 6 20 56 82 1
New Zealand Challenge 21 18 6 28 40 74 2
Il Moro di Venezia 21 16 5 24 40 69 3
Le Defi Francais 95 21 14 5 16 40 61 4
Desafio Espana Copa America 21 7 2 12 16 30 5
Spirit of Australia 21 7 3 8 16 27 6
Swedish America's Cup Challenge 21 3 1 4 8 13 7
Australia Challenge 21 1 0 0 8 8 8

During RR1 a team scored 1 point per win. During RR2 a team scored 4 points per win. During RR3 a team scored 8 points per win.

Finals

Semi finals

Team name Races Won Ranking
New Zealand Challenge 9 7 1
Il Moro di Venezia 9 5 2
Nippon Challenge 9 3 3=
Le Defi Francais 95 9 3 3=

Final

Team Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 T
New Zealand Challenge W (1:32) L W (0:34) W (2:26) W (2:38)* L L L L 3
Il Moro di Venezia L W (0:01) L L L* W (0:43) W (0:53) W (0:20) W (1:33) 5

*Race removed from records after Il Moro di Venezia were successful in a protest over New Zealand's bowsprit.

References

  1. ^ Bill Center. America's Cup '95: The Official Record. Hong Kong, Tehabi Books, 1995. ISBN 0-7900-0442-9 p.33

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