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Alinghi Damaged?

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Topic: Alinghi Damaged?

Posted By: Ditchcrawler
Subject: Alinghi Damaged?
Date Posted: 02 Sep 09 at 11:10am

Bob Fisher reports in today's Guardian that Alinghi is damaged, but it's not reported anywhere else - not even Y and Y. What's going on?

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Posted By: craiggo
Date Posted: 02 Sep 09 at 11:57am

Its been reported on SA for about a week now.

In order to minimise racking/twisting of the platform under the enormous loads, there is a Y-frame underneath the tramp. One of the beams has started to fail where it pins to the back beam. The boat was lifted out and is currently assumed to be in-repair!

Posted By: Ditchcrawler
Date Posted: 02 Sep 09 at 12:52pm

Thanks. Obviously G***** doesn't go there.

Still think it's odd none of the other sailing sites picked it up, though.

Posted By: Stefan Lloyd
Date Posted: 02 Sep 09 at 1:21pm

Originally posted by Ditchcrawler

Bob Fisher reports in today's Guardian that Alinghi is damaged, but it's not reported anywhere else - not even Y and Y. What's going on?

Alinghi appears to be sailing again. Not entirely sure Bob Fisher got his facts correct here.

Posted By: craiggo
Date Posted: 02 Sep 09 at 2:37pm

The AC forum on SA has been getting loads of hits on the subject of this alledged damage to Alinghi, and a lot of the SA spotters who have been keeping tabs on the action with webcams, have not spotted any sailing in Genoa in recent days. Some have suggested this is a ploy by Alinghi to draw attention away from development of a tri, but then there are loads of theories being banded about and most, if not all, will be absolute tosh!!!!

Posted By: Stefan Lloyd
Date Posted: 02 Sep 09 at 3:39pm

Originally posted by craiggo

and a lot of the SA spotters who have been keeping tabs on the action with webcams, have not spotted any sailing in Genoa in recent days.

That appears to be incorrect.There are recent webcam shots of Alinghi on the water.

Posted By: craiggo
Date Posted: 02 Sep 09 at 4:41pm

Back out on the water at 10:00am CET today apparently.

Posted By: Laser 173312
Date Posted: 03 Sep 09 at 11:49am

There is a web cam pointed at where Alinghi 5 is based here.

http://www.liguriawebcam.com/ - http://www.liguriawebcam.com/

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