Well, the America's Cup is finally over, and Alinghi have won it by only 1 second in the final race!
The Kiwis had a good lead on the third leg of the race, but at the top mark they were penalized for not tacking away in the "dial-down." Alinghi got the advantage downwind, but something happened with their spinnaker within 150m of the finish. The slowed to 3.5 knots, and the Kiwis got the lead. They had to execute their penalty tack, and almost won it, but in the end Alinghi passed them at the last second.
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I am so proud of Alinghi!
Posted by: Jessica | Wednesday, July 29, 2009 at 02:20 AM