Defender of the America’s cup, Team Alinghi, held a Media Day at their base in Le Bouveret, Switzerland, to allow invited media a close look at Alinghi 5 afloat.
Media were not allowed in the 90ft LWL catamaran but had the opportunity to look over the boat and interview her crew and design team.
Sail-World’s correspondent ‘JPJ’ commented that Alinghi’s team were very happy with Alinghi 5 after two days of sailing. They have been able to test several sail combination (Jib No. 3, reacher and gennaker), and they were pleased to be able to to fly a hull on the first outing…Â Details & Pictures
They call it “Dogzilla” – a towering beast of a high-tech sailing machine whose mast soars into the clouds. It is billionaire Larry Ellison’s best shot yet in his quest to capture the America’s Cup.
This 90-foot-long trimaran with a 16-story-tall mast has massive sails that catapult the ultralight vessel and its crew at speeds far greater than the wind.
“It’s awesome,” said Russell Coutts, the Kiwi skipper and chief executive of Ellison’s San Francisco-based BMW Oracle Racing. “Something that goes three times wind speed when you’re … Details
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