Challenge Julius Baer - D35
Podium for both Alinghi D35s at Geneva-Rolle sprint
Alinghi SUI1, helmed by Ernesto Bertarelli and Alinghi SUI6, helmed by Murray Jones fought their way onto the podium today in what were survival conditions on Lake Geneva. Gusts of up to 25knots made the Geneva-Rolle-Geneva race a two hour 23 minute sprint with Okalys-Corum, helmed by Loick Peyron, missing out on the record by just four minutes.
Pierre-Yves Jorand, mainsail trimmer on SUI1, gave some insight on a thrilling race: “Today there were two fights on the water: the first against the elements that were particularly crazy for a part of the race and the second between the Alinghi boats SUI1 and SUI6 and Okalys-Corum and Foncia respectively. It was an extraordinary day!”
Results of the Genève-Rolle-Genève
1. SUI-2 Okalys-Corum 1pt
2. SUI-1 Alinghi SUI 1 2pts
3. SUI-6 Alinghi SUI 6 3pts
4. SUI-5 Foncia 4pts
5. SUI-12 Banque Populaire 5pts
6. SUI-7 Zebra 7 6pts
7. SUI-3 Julius-Baer 7pts
8. SUI-4 Zen Too 8pts
9. SUI-10 Ladycat 9pts
10. SUI-11 Veltigroup 10pts
11. SUI-8 Romandie.com 11pts
DNF SUI-9 Smarthome 13pts
Overall ranking of the Challenge Julius Baer
1. SUI-2 Okalys-Corum 3pts
2. SUI-1 Alinghi SUI 1 3pts
3. SUI-5 Foncia 8pts
4. SUI-6 Alinghi SUI 6 9pts
5. SUI-3 Julius-Baer 10pts
6. SUI-4 Zen Too 13pts
7. SUI-7 Zebra 7 15pts
8. SUI-12 Banque Populaire 16pts
9. SUI-11 Veltigroup 17pts
10. SUI-10 Ladycat 17pts
11. SUI-9 Smarthome 23pts
12. SUI-8 Romandie.com 23pts
Alinghi SUI1 crew
Ernesto Bertarelli, helmsman
Pierre-Yves Jorand, mainsail trimmer, performance
Nils Frei, trimmer
Yves Detrey, bow/mastman, boat captain
Luc Dubois, strategist
Christian Wahl, tactician
Alinghi SUI6 crew
Murray Jones, helmsman
Brad Butterworth, tactician
Warwick Fleury, mainsail trimmer
Lorenzo Mazza, trimmer
Piet van Nieuwenhuijzen, bow/mastman
