As Alinghi was climbing into second place on race one of the Lugano iShares Cup, the fleet was hit by a violent gust during a stormy squall and the Swiss team capsized. Alinghi relaunched the X40 Saturday 31/5 morning at 0730 in Lugano having worked late to rig the replacement mast and get the boat ready to race. The Swiss team will be on the start line at 1030 for the first of up to nine races. The wind continued to play hide and seek with the fleet on the final day of the Lugano iShares Cup, but the committee managed to squeeze two races in between lulls. Alinghi took a 6th in the first race of the day and came back in the afternoon to win race 9, the last of the series, counting for double points. Ashore fans clapped and cheered the Swiss team around the course and they were rewarded when the team gybed along the beach to take the lead and win the race! This result put Alinghi at 5th overall.
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