Dubai will host the prestigious Louis Vuitton Trophy Match Race

From November 12 to 27, 2010, the two-week Louis Vuitton Trophy Elite Sailing Racing Festival will be held in Dubai. His program will be divided into two five-day rounds, after which, during two days, the semi-finals and finals will be held.

The day of the finals will be the beginning of the Dubai Sea Watersports Festival, under the patronage of Sheikh Majid bin Muhammad bin Rashid Al Maktoum. As part of this event, a host of recreational activities on land will take place that will give the “sails” of the Arab Emirates tourism industry a new impetus.

The Louis Vuitton Trophy Match Race is a real challenge for professional crews who must be able to work as a team during the competition. One of the conditions of the race is the use of yachts that comply with America's Cup Class.