The Official Website of the Sailing Federation 14 September
2001, 08:15 am Swiss Victory on Windy Day No ALT tag specified ©
Stephen Hird  Farr 40 Worlds  Yesterday, Ernesto Bertarelli in
Alinghi scored a remarkable victory. The Swiss skipper, who
heads the Yacht Club of Geneva Challenge for the America's Cup,
with Russell Coutts as his tactician, produced sparkling boat
speed to lead the series overall. Racing took place in a south-
westerly wind blowing at 23 knots, with gusts of 28. As the
22-boat fleet finished, the Royal Yacht Squadron Race Committee
viewed the 27 knot wind speed with some suspicion and with a
forecast of more to come and a building sea in the Eastern
Solent, decided to terminate the racing until tomorrow.  'We had
a bad start,' said Bertarelli, 'I thought that we were closer to
the line than we actually were, but the guy above us was able to
bear away on us.' That start cost Alinghi dearly and she was
13th to the first mark. 'We had good speed and balanced the
sails well,' added Bertarel