Alinghi name the helmsman and both teams ready for action

Alinghi announced on Friday 22 June that Ed Baird will be the helmsman for the races of the 32nd Americas Cup taking place in Valencia Spain. After years of testing and development the whole world will see if the latest Alinghi boat SUI 100 is as good as the rumours suggest. Racing starts Saturday 23rd June and the first team to record five victories gets to be the guardian of sportings oldest trophey. They will have the rights to decide the format, venue and timing, so billions of CHF's are at stake.