Alinghi, the Swiss team built by Ernesto Bertarelli, will start its defence of the America's Cup on Saturday afternoon. Alinghi faces the Challenger, Emirates Team New Zealand, in the America's Cup Matchby Louis Vuitton on the waters off Valencia, Spain. Racing is scheduled to start with a warning signal at 14:50 local time. The forecast is for sea breeze conditions with winds in the range of 12 to 15 knots.
Today Friday 22 June, the Swiss Defender of the Cup revealed its sailing team. The helmsman will be the American sailor Ed Baird, who has been tasked with steering SUI 100 to victory. He'll be up against a motivated Challenger in Emirates Team New Zealand. The Kiwis, skippered by Dean Barker, were humbled by Alinghi in 2003, when Bertarelli's team swept the America's Cup Match, bringing the competition for the Auld Mug to Europe for the first time.
