fantastic team ... looking forward to 2024 in Barcelona to see the duels between the different boats. I hope Alinghi will make it to the final and win it. Come on
Alinghi are proof the development team model of having foreign experts train up locals WORKS. I hate seeing people still trot out the same “they’re not Swiss!” insults even 20 years later. They didn’t *start out* as entirely Swiss, but over two decades that’s what they’ve become. Like every AC Defender they have some black marks and blunders on their record, but it’s shocking to see how much of the idea of Alinghi as *especially* villainous in some way simply because of the nationalities they started with still remains 13 years after they stopped being Cup Defenders. They aren’t better or worse than anyone else and they’re entitled to celebrate their anniversary.
This is still a bit raw here in NZ.. this guys sits there talking like he created a new team from scratch. He hired crucial team nz members. Grant Dalton had to rebuild team nz from scratch and took years to win the trophy back.
Alinghi won in 03 because they took all team nz sailor that won the cup twice to sail for them...without all those kiwis on the boat alinghi will never win it so it kiwis that won for him not the swiss
Alinghi bought Coutts and Butterworth and they sold out their country to give the cup to a rich guy. Classic America's cup cheque book sailing. Fair play to Coutts and Butterworth, they are professional sailors and they sold their services to the highest bidder, but on the other hand don't expect your fellow countrymen to forget - they showed their true colours and their lack of loyalty honestly still irks many kiwi sailors
fantastic team ... looking forward to 2024 in Barcelona to see the duels between the different boats. I hope Alinghi will make it to the final and win it. Come on
Why does the video only have the maximum resolution of 360p?
Alinghi are proof the development team model of having foreign experts train up locals WORKS. I hate seeing people still trot out the same “they’re not Swiss!” insults even 20 years later. They didn’t *start out* as entirely Swiss, but over two decades that’s what they’ve become. Like every AC Defender they have some black marks and blunders on their record, but it’s shocking to see how much of the idea of Alinghi as *especially* villainous in some way simply because of the nationalities they started with still remains 13 years after they stopped being Cup Defenders. They aren’t better or worse than anyone else and they’re entitled to celebrate their anniversary.
Well said! I'm sick and tired of some people saying that others only won (they only lost) because.. Bla Bla Bla..
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This is still a bit raw here in NZ.. this guys sits there talking like he created a new team from scratch. He hired crucial team nz members.
Grant Dalton had to rebuild team nz from scratch and took years to win the trophy back.
Yeah I remember that day well. Was heart breaking. Especially watching that mast break. This can't happen again.
So in 2003 Alinghi stole Kiwis?
Much more like real boats!
Was this in Valencia?
They won on their first attempt in Auckland in 2003, then defended in 2007 in Valencia.
Auckland... I was there 👍
Alinghi won in 03 because they took all team nz sailor that won the cup twice to sail for them...without all those kiwis on the boat alinghi will never win it so it kiwis that won for him not the swiss
Alinghi bought Coutts and Butterworth and they sold out their country to give the cup to a rich guy. Classic America's cup cheque book sailing. Fair play to Coutts and Butterworth, they are professional sailors and they sold their services to the highest bidder, but on the other hand don't expect your fellow countrymen to forget - they showed their true colours and their lack of loyalty honestly still irks many kiwi sailors