Alinghi 5
Alinghi 5 is a 90 ft (27 m) (LWL), 90 ft (27 m) beam sloop-rigged catamaran built by Alinghi for the 33rd America's Cup.
Alinghi 5, July 2009 | |
| Yacht club | Société Nautique de Genève |
|---|---|
| Nation | Switzerland |
| Class | 90ft LWL Deed of Gift vessel |
| Designer(s) | Rolf Vrolijk and Alinghi design team |
| Builder | Alinghi-Décision |
| Launched | 8 July 2009 |
| Owner(s) | Alinghi |
| Racing career | |
| America's Cup | 2010 |
| Specifications | |
| Type | Catamaran |
| Displacement | ~11 tons (without mast) |
| Length | 110 ft (34 m) (LOA), 90 ft (27 m) (LWL) 110 ft (34 m) (WL sailing) |
| Beam | 90 ft (27 m) |
| Sail area | Mainsail: ~6,000 sq ft (560 m2) Headsail: ~4,000 sq ft (370 m2) Gennaker: ~11,800 sq ft (1,100 m2) |
The boat was launched on 8 July 2009 when the hull was lifted from the construction shed in Villeneuve, Vaud by a Mil Mi-26 helicopter and carried to Lake Geneva. Alinghi 5 was subsequently moved again by helicopter to Genoa, Italy. At the end of September 2009, the boat was shipped to Ras al Khaimah, the venue selected by the defender for the 33rd America's Cup. At the end of October 2009, the New York Supreme Court (the court of first instance) ruled that the venue of Ras al Khaimah was not compliant with the Deed of Gift. After various discussions, Société Nautique de Genève (SNG—the Defending club) agreed that the venue would be Valencia, Spain. An appeal by SNG regarding the venue was rejected and Alinghi 5 was shipped at the end of December 2009 from Ras al Khaimah to Valencia, where she arrived on 5 January 2010.