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boats, held between November 2009 and November 2010. The Louis Vuitton Trophy was organised after the success of the Louis Vuitton Pacific Series in Auckland and the continued legal battle surrounding the

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yachting competition at the time. Because of the long delays from the legal action, and the fact that the 33rd 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. Each of the four Trophy regattas featured between eight and ten teams in a round robin, with two teams advancing to a final to determine that regatta's Trophy winner.San Diego bid to host Louis Vuitton regatta
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, the World Sailing Team Association and a group of ten America's Cup syndicates from seven countries, these relatively low cost events running on loaned boats kept syndicates active while waiting for the 8th Louis Vuitton Cup to determine the challenger for the

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Name

The series was originally launched as the Louis Vuitton World Series but after a request from the

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(ISAF) the name was changed to the Louis Vuitton Trophy.

Teams

Venues

A trophy was awarded to the winner at each of the four events, held in four countries between November 2009 and November 2010. A fifth event was scheduled for January, 2011. San Diego submitted a bid for a sixth, March 2011 event, while various cities/countries (Russia, Greece, Newport, Valencia, Cape Town and Abu Dhabi) expressed an interest in bidding for future Trophy regattas.The man with the plan
''Louis Vuitton Trophy'', 15 November 2009 The fifth event in the Louis Vuitton Trophy series – and all future Trophy plans – were set aside when the plans for the

were announced.

Yachts

All events used

yachts, lent to the regatta by various syndicates.

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