iShares Cup training – Alinghi dominates
alinghi.comWhite and Black Day in Valencia16 May 2008It was a White and Black day in Valencia today as the two Alinghi Extreme 40s dominated training during the prologue training to the iShares Cup.
Training on the Extreme 40 Alinghi White in Valencia during iShares Cup training session, May 2008.Sabine Albers
Five races were laid and five races were won by Alinghi White, with Alinghi Black taking the second spot each time and the Dutch boat Holmatro in third place in all bar one race.Each course took the boats three times around the top mark, similiar to the longer courses that will be set in the iShares Cup series and the conditions were perfect for Extreme 40 sailing.”It really is different to have 5 boats on the line, and all around the course, than it is with our two in-house,” commented Alinghi White skipper Ed Baird, who will be taking his Extreme 40 on the road this summer for the iShares Cup. “It’s really great to be in the middle of people who know how to do this and have done it for years, and to see what they think, how they react and get around the course.
Our team had a good day and I put a lot of that responsibility on to the guys in front of me on the boat. It is incredible how important the teamwork is when the boats go this fast and the thought process has be this quick.”
