Yesterday was a nail-biting race with the lead changing six times between Alinghi and Emirates Team New Zealand. The Swiss Defender fought back from 1.23 minutes behind to round the 2nd windward mark 15 seconds ahead, however, on the final run, in increasingly light and shifty conditions ETNZ snatched back the lead in the final few minutes to cross the finish line ahead by 25 seconds.
Don’t miss Craig Satterthwaite on Alinghi TV; he describes the pressures of racing at this level and explains his role on board SUI91 which went out daily with SUI100 to tune up the race boat before the match, also see the Match highlights and get a glimpse of behind the scenes at Alinghi HQ in Valencia…!
Read on to find out who was crewing on the fourth day of racing, what the team had to say on the day and read the evening news to find out which boat won the fourth round of the battle of the titans…
32nd America’s Cup Match Race 4: Morning News
East to south easterly 7-9 Knots. Partly cloudy. T. 24°
Alinghi crew list SUI100
Bowman Pieter van Nieuwenhuyzen
Midbowman Curtis Blewett
Mastman Francesco Rapetti
Pitman Josh Belsky
Grinder Mark McTeigue
Grinder Matt Welling
Trimmer Simon Daubney
Trimmer Lorenzo Mazza
Grinder Will McCarthy
Mainsail trimmer Warwick Fleury
Strategist / traveller Murray Jones
Runner / pitman Dean Phipps
Runner / grinder Rodney Ardern
Navigator Juan Vila
Afterguard – Runner Ernesto Bertarelli
Tactician Brad Butterworth
Helmsman Ed Baird