Our team webmaster, Roland Neubauer (GER), did quick work overnight to get the "Louis Vuitton Rankings" updated. Nice to see BMW ORACLE Racing still at the top of the heap after Act 8, even if still only by the narrowest of margins over ETNZ and Luna Rossa -- same as we were at the start of Act 8.

Act 9, the fleet racing regatta which begins Friday, counts the same as the match racing Act 8: 11 Challenger Ranking points to the top challenger, ten for second, etc.

Details of the Challenger Selection Series format and scoring system, known as the Valencia Plan, are available here.