THE ALINGHI SAILING TEAM
The 22-strong Alinghi sailing team is peppered with world class talent from 10 different countries. Four-time America’s Cup winner Brad Butterworth heads the roll call as team skipper and tactician. He is closely flanked by fellow four-time Cup winners Simon Daubney, Warwick Fleury, Dean Phipps and Murray Jones. The crew’s depth of experience spans from America’s Cup winning helmsman Ed Baird to multihull experts Alain Gautier, Franck Proffit and Loïck Peyron, not forgetting Swiss Champions and Bol d’Or winners Yves Detrey and Nils Frei. Round the world and multiple Cup sailors are also numerous: Piet van Nieuwenhuijzen, Rodney Ardern and Curtis Blewett are just a few.
Rodney Ardern (NZL)
Alain Gautier (FRA)
Ed Baird (USA)
Murray Jones (NZL)
Ernesto Bertarelli – team president (SUI)
Lorenzo Mazza (ITA)
Curtis Blewett (CAN)
Will McCarthy (AUS)
Brad Butterworth – skipper (NZL)
Loïck Peyron (FRA)
Simon Daubney (NZL)
Dean Phipps (NZL)
Jan Dekker (RSA&FRA)
Franck Proffit (FRA)
Yves Detrey (SUI)
Francesco Rapetti (ITA)
Peter Evans (NZL)
Nicolas Texier (FRA)
Warwick Fleury (NZL)
Pieter van Nieuwenhuijzen (NED)
Nils Frei (SUI)
Juan Vila (ESP)
For more information on the Alinghi sailors and other team members, please go to http://www.alinghi.com/en/alinghi/team/sailing_team.php
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