extreme 40

Hyères, France - Alinghi and Teamorigin dominated the fleet at the iShares cup in France which wrapped up yesterday. Both sailing teams won three races on the last day of racing in a cup which has seen some of the highest winds, dramatic capsizes, and near misses, ever seen at an iShares cup event.

Hyères, France - As the fleet of Extreme 40's prepare for tomorrow's second leg of the iShares cup, thoughts are on yesterday's capsize of Holmatro and today's capsize of TEAM ORIGIN, and what these calamities predict for tomorrow's racing. There is, after all, a reason these boats are called "Extreme."

Lake Lugano, Switzerland - Alinghi claims the first capsize of the iShares Cup season in a big rain squall on Lake Lugano, as Shirley Robertson scores the first win.

Seven months after winning a second consecutive America’s Cup, the Alinghi sailing team is back on the water and training in Valencia.

Fifteen sailors were out racing the Alinghi Extreme 40s on Saturday including Ed Baird, Dean Phipps, Yves Detrey, Warwick Fleury, Murray Jones, Lorenzo Mazza, Francesco Rapetti, Pieter van Nieuwenhuyzen, Juan Vila, Nils Frei, Curtis Blewett, Rodney Ardern, Nicolas Texier, Luc Dubois and Pierre-Yves Jorand.

Alinghi took two Extreme 40 catamarans out for a shake down sail recently in Valencia. These light-weight, carbon fibre multi-hulled weapons were designed by Yves Loday, Herbert Dercksen and Mitch Booth with one thing in mind: speed.