Alinghi surges ahead

Victory for SUI100 in both races today at the CNEV Annual Regatta

Alinghi showed today why it is the Defender of the America’s Cup. SUI 100, after being in its cradle for over a year won both ACC races with style at the Club Náutico Español de Vela annual regatta.

As a result Alinghi leads the series, followed by Luna Rossa, TeamOrigin and Desafío Español.

The second ACC race of the day was spectacular. Desafío Español started in the lead after a great start, but ended up third around the first mark. The fight was now on with Ben Ainslie and the TeamOrigin crew

“We didn’t sail very well today. We had some good opportunities but we didn’t take advantage of them,” said Paul Cayard, skipper on board Desafío after the races.

Over 80 journalists and photographers from seven countries (Spain, Great Britain, Italy, Switzerland, France, Germany and USA) are covering the event in Valencia and enjoying not only the ACC racing, but also the 87 cruiser-racers that are taking part in the regatta.

Over a thousand people enjoyed a giant paella and a bbq at the Desafío Español base after the race today.


1st race (Start time: 14.10 hrs)

1. Alinghi: 15:23:46
2. Luna Rossa: 15:24:47 (+61’’)
3- Desafío Español: 15:25:46 (+2’)
4. TeamOrigin: 15:26:57 (+3’11’’)

2nd race (Start time: 15.55 hrs)

1. Alinghi: 17.10.37
2. Luna Rossa: 17:11:07 (+30’’)
3. TeamOrigin: 17:14:03 (+3’26’’)
4. Desafío Español: 17:15:00 (+4’23’’)

Provisional results day 2, after 4 races:

1. Alinghi, 6 pts
2. Luna Rossa, 10 pts
3. TeamOrigin, 11 pts
4. Desafío Español, 13 pts

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