America's Cup World Series 2011-2012:
Venice Regatta Schedule


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America's Cup World Series Venice Schedule

Last updated May 17, 2012


 

Day Time Event Race Duration Course
Sat. May 12   City of Venice Trophy 3 Fleet Races   1
Sun. May 13   City of Venice Trophy 3 Fleet Races   1/2
Mon. May 14 2:00 pm Classic Yacht Race      
Tues. May 15   Practice Racing;
Skipper's Press Conference (2:00 pm)
Flexible   1
Wed. May 16   Practice Racing Flexible   1
Thur. May 17 2:15 pm
3:50 pm
Match Race Championship seeding;
First two races of each Match Race Quarter-Final Pairing. Quarter-Finals are Best of Three.
Seeding Fleet Races 1, 2;
Quarter-Final Race 1 (four races)
 35 min. each

 15 min. each
1
Fri. May 18

2:15 pm

Fleet Racing; Fleet Races 3, 4 and spare;  35 min. each 2
Sat. May 19 2:15 pm
3:55 pm
Fleet Racing;
Match Racing Semi-Finals (Best of Three);
Fleet Races 5, 6;
Semi-Final Races (four to six races);
 35 min. each;
 15 min. each;
2
Sun. May 20 1:50 pm
2:40 pm
3:10 pm
AC 500 Speed Trial
Venice Match Race Championship Final
Venice Fleet Race Final
2 trials each team;
1 Race;
Race 7
 27 min.
 15 min.
 35 min.
2
 

Regatta Schedule:

Note: The Speed Trial has been moved to Sunday, time permitting.

 

Match Race Format: Click here to see results


 

Courses:
Course 1 is the "Outside Course" in open water along Lido Island.  Course 2 is inside the Venice lagoon, in the Bacino San Marco.

Match Racing:
The Quarter-Final and Semi-Final matches are Best of Three format.  The Final Match is a single winner-take-all race.

Fleet Racing:
The Sunday Fleet Race is weighted more heavily than the preceding fleet races, counting up to 3x for the Sunday winner.  See Results Page

Practice:
AC45 yachts will begin informal practicing in Venice May 8.

Important Note:
Start times, durations, course locations, and other details are subject to change at the discretion of Race Management.
 


Schedule shown as per Venice Sailing Instructions:
Download Sailing Instructions (pdf 2MB) including Amendment 2.

Also for reference:
May 16: Sailing Instructions Amendment 1 (pdf 2MB)
May 17: Amendment 3 only (pdf 2.76MB) modifying the Friday-Saturday Match Race Schedule.
May 19: Amendment 5 only (pdf) modifying the Sunday schedule to include Speed Trial.
 


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