Alinghi 5
{{Short description|Catamaran watercraft in Switzerland}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2015}}
{{Infobox Americas Cup Yacht
|title = Alinghi 5
| image = Alinghi 5 - July 09.jpg
| caption = Alinghi 5, July 2009
| club = {{yachtclub|Société Nautique de Genève}}
| nat = {{flagcountry|CH|civil}}
| ac_year = 2010
| type = Catamaran
| class = 90ft LWL Deed of Gift vessel
| designer = Rolf Vrolijk and Alinghi design team
| builder = Alinghi-Décision
| launched = 8 July 2009
| owner = Alinghi
| skip =
| crew =
| wins =
| boats =
| fate =
| displacement = ~11 tons (without mast)
{{cite web
|url=http://www.lematin.ch/sports/voile/alinghi-5-lac-141746
|title=Title unknown
|accessdate=
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090913024518/http://www.lematin.ch/sports/voile/alinghi-5-lac-141746
|archivedate=13 September 2009
|df=dmy
}}
| length = {{convert|110|ft|m|abbr=on}} (LOA),
{{convert|90|ft|m|abbr=on}} (LWL)
{{convert|110|ft|abbr=on}} (WL sailing)
{{cite web
|url=http://www.americascup.com/multimedia/docs/2010/02/americas_cup_decision_3302.pdf
|title=Title unknown
|accessdate=
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170820120013/http://www.americascup.com/multimedia/docs/2010/02/americas_cup_decision_3302.pdf
|archive-date=20 August 2017
|url-status=dead
|df=dmy-all
}}
| beam = {{convert|90|ft|m|abbr=on}}{{citation needed|date=March 2013}}
| draft =
| sail = Mainsail: ~{{convert|6000|sqft|abbr=on}}
Headsail: ~{{convert|4000|sqft|abbr=on}}
Gennaker: ~{{convert|11800|sqft|abbr=on}}
| notes =
}}
Alinghi 5 is a {{convert|90|ft|m|abbr=on}} (LWL), {{convert|90|ft|m|abbr=on}} beam{{cite web|url=http://www.allatsea.net/designing-an-al5-catamaran-for-the-america-cup/|title=Designing an AL5 Catamaran for the America Cup|date=April 2010 }} sloop-rigged catamaran built by Alinghi for the 33rd America's Cup.
{{cite news
|newspaper=Tribune de Genève
|url=http://www.tdg.ch/sports/actu/alinghi-oracle-armes-duel-2009-08-17
|title=Title unknown
|last=
|first=
|language=French
|date=18 August 2009
|accessdate=
}}{{Dead link | date= April 2012}}
The boat was launched on 8 July 2009{{cite web|url=http://www.yachtingworld.com/auto/newsdesk/20090608175132ywperformance.html |title=Alinghi 5 takes to water by helicopter |work=Performance World |publisher=Yachting World |accessdate=10 July 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090714233451/http://www.yachtingworld.com/auto/newsdesk/20090608175132ywperformance.html |archivedate=14 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.
{{cite web
|url=http://www.tsr.ch/tsr/index.html?siteSect=200001&sid=11049563
|title=Alinghi a volé au-dessus des Alpes pour Gênes
|language=French
|date=28 June 2010
|accessdate=21 April 2012
}} 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.{{cite web
|url=http://www.alinghi.com/en/news/news/index.php?idIndex=227&idContent=20547
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707112110/http://www.alinghi.com/en/news/news/index.php?idIndex=227&idContent=20547
|url-status=dead
|archive-date=2011-07-07
|title=Title unknown
|accessdate=
{{cite web
|url=http://www.alinghi.com/en/news/news/index.php?idIndex=200&idContent=20551
|title=Title unknown
|accessdate=
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091212042059/http://www.alinghi.com/en/news/news/index.php?idIndex=200
|archivedate=12 December 2009
|df=dmy
}} 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.{{cite web
|url=http://www.alinghi.com/en/33ac/news/index.php?idIndex=656&idContent=20867
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707112501/http://www.alinghi.com/en/33ac/news/index.php?idIndex=656&idContent=20867
|url-status=dead
|archive-date=2011-07-07
|title=Title unknown
|accessdate=
}} An appeal by SNG regarding the venue was rejected
{{cite web
|url=http://www.ggyc.com/Decision%20&%20Order%2015Dec2009.pdf
|title=Title unknown
|accessdate=
}}{{Dead link | date= April 2012}} and Alinghi 5 was shipped at the end of December 2009 from Ras al Khaimah to Valencia, where she arrived on 5 January 2010.{{cite web
|url=http://www.alinghi.com/en/33ac/news/index.php?idIndex=656&idContent=21222
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707112937/http://www.alinghi.com/en/33ac/news/index.php?idIndex=656&idContent=21222
|url-status=dead
|archive-date=2011-07-07
|title=Title unknown
|accessdate=
}}
Characteristics
Designed by Rolf Vrolijk and an Alinghi design team headed by Grant Simmer, Alinghi 5 was built in Villeneuve, Switzerland, by Alinghi-Décision and required more than 100,000 hours of work.
{{cite web
|url=http://www.americascup.com/en/acteurs/alinghi/bateau-55-857
|title=Title unknown
|accessdate=
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100207101417/http://www.americascup.com/en/acteurs/alinghi/bateau-55-857
|archivedate=7 February 2010
|df=dmy
}}
The mast is approximately {{convert|62|m}} tall{{cite news
|newspaper=Tribune de Genève
|url=http://www.tdg.ch/actu/sports/33e-coupe-america-match-gigantisme-2010-02-05
|title=33e Coupe de l'America: le match du gigantisme
|last=Nusslé
|first=Pierre
|date=6 February 2010
|language=French
|accessdate=21 April 2012
|archive-date=27 September 2011
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927191448/http://www.tdg.ch/actu/sports/33e-coupe-america-match-gigantisme-2010-02-05
|url-status=dead
}} the original shorter mast was replaced by a taller one in October 2009).{{cite web
|url=http://www.alinghi.com/en/33ac/news/index.php?idIndex=656&idContent=20657
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707112237/http://www.alinghi.com/en/33ac/news/index.php?idIndex=656&idContent=20657
|url-status=dead
|archive-date=2011-07-07
|title=Title unknown
|accessdate=
}} An engine installed at the back of the boat provides power for the winches.
When sailing upwind, the boat can sail at less than 20 degrees off the apparent wind.{{cite web
|url=http://www.alinghi.com/en/news/news/index.php?idIndex=227&idContent=21769
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724164122/http://www.alinghi.com/en/news/news/index.php?idIndex=227&idContent=21769
|url-status=dead
|archive-date=2011-07-24
|title=Title unknown
|accessdate=
}} During a training run, Alinghi 5 covered {{convert|20|nmi|km}} to windward and back in 2.5 hours in {{convert|8|–|9|kn|adj=on}} winds, so her average velocity made good was {{convert|16|kn|km/h}}, about 1.9 times the wind speed.
{{cite web
|url=http://www.americascup.com/en/actualite/news/training-in-racing-mode-19-1216
|title=Title unknown
|accessdate=
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100207150354/http://www.americascup.com/en/actualite/news/training-in-racing-mode-19-1216
|archivedate=7 February 2010
|df=dmy
}} Alinghi 5 sails so fast downwind that the apparent wind she generates is only 5–6 degrees different from when she is racing upwind; that is, Alinghi 5 is always sailing upwind with respect to the apparent wind.
{{cite web
|url=http://www.americascup.com/en/actualite/news/friday-the-third-pt-1-19-1957
|title=Title unknown
|accessdate=
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100213200753/http://www.americascup.com/en/actualite/news/friday-the-third-pt-1-19-1957
|archivedate=13 February 2010
|df=dmy
}} An explanation of this phenomenon can be found in the article on sailing faster than the wind.
The design of the yacht was influenced by that of racing catamarans developed for regattas on Lake Geneva.
{{cite web
|url=http://www.alinghi.com/en/news/news/index.php?idIndex=200&idContent=21208
|title=Title unknown
|accessdate=
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100208154714/http://www.alinghi.com/en/news/news/index.php?idIndex=200
|archivedate=8 February 2010
|df=dmy
}}
As of 2018 Alinghi 5 was being stored at Marina Sur in Valencia, Spain.
{{cite news
|newspaper=Neue Zürcher Zeitung
|url=https://www.nzz.ch/sport/alinghi-5-ruht-in-frieden-ld.1442587?reduced=true
|title=Was aus "Alinghi 5" geworden ist: Sie ruht in Frieden
|last=
|first=
|language=German
|date=13 December 2018
|accessdate=
}}
Racing results
{{Overly detailed|date=April 2012|section=yes}}
The first race of the 2010 America's Cup took place on 12 February 2010. Alinghi 5 lost the race to the challenger, USA 17. Alinghi 5 was ahead by 1:27 at the start, but was behind by 3:21 at the windward mark and by about 10 minutes at the finish. Her official finish time was 15:28 behind the winner because Alinghi 5 had to perform a penalty turn, having failed to stay clear at the start.
{{cite web
|url=http://33rd.americascup.com/en/actualite/news/first-blood-to-usa-19-2362
|title=First Blood to USA
|accessdate=21 April 2012
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120531022511/http://33rd.americascup.com/en/actualite/news/first-blood-to-usa-19-2362
|archivedate=31 May 2012
}}
Winds were {{convert|5|–|10|kn}}. Alinghi 5 reached the windward mark in 1h32, so her velocity made good was about {{convert|13|kn}}, or about 1.7 times wind speed. Alinghi 5 took 69{{frac|1|2}} minutes to reach the downwind mark, so her velocity made good downwind was about {{convert|17|kn}}, or about 2.3 times wind speed.
{{cite news
|newspaper=Tribune de Genève
|url=http://www.tdg.ch/actu/sports/demonstration-puissance-oracle-brise-reve-alinghi-2010-02-12
|title=La démonstration de puissance d'Oracle brise le rêve d'Alinghi
|last=Nusslé
|first=Pierre
|date=13 February 2010
|language=French
|accessdate=21 April 2012
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927205254/http://www.tdg.ch/actu/sports/demonstration-puissance-oracle-brise-reve-alinghi-2010-02-12
|archivedate=27 September 2011
{{cite web
|url=http://www.yachtonline.it/americas-cup-2010-valencia/americas-cup-the-numbers-of-a-victory
|title=America's Cup, the numbers of a victory
|publisher=Yacht Online
|accessdate=9 March 2010
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722070527/http://www.yachtonline.it/americas-cup-2010-valencia/americas-cup-the-numbers-of-a-victory
|archivedate=22 July 2011
}}
On 14 February 2010, Alinghi 5 also lost the second race, and thus the America's Cup, again by a considerable margin, even though she appeared to sail better upwind than on the first day, thanks to a fuller mainsail combined with a smaller jib. Alinghi 5 was behind by 0:24 at the start, by 0:28 at the windward mark, by 2:44 at the gybe mark, and by over 2 minutes at the finish. Her official finish time was 5:26 behind the winner because Alinghi 5 had to perform a penalty turn, having entered the pre-start area too soon.
{{cite web
|url=http://33rd.americascup.com/en/actualite/news/usa-win-33rd-america-s-cup-match-19-2827
|title=USA win 33rd America's Cup Match – News – 33rd America's Cup
|publisher=Americascup.com
|accessdate=15 February 2010
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707133827/http://33rd.americascup.com/en/actualite/news/usa-win-33rd-america-s-cup-match-19-2827
|archivedate=7 July 2011
}}
Winds were {{convert|7|to|8|kn}}. Alinghi 5 reached the windward mark in 59 minutes, so her velocity made good was about {{convert|13.2|kn}}, or about 1.8 times wind speed. The course was a triangle, so the velocity made good downwind was only {{convert|11.1|kn}}, or about 1.5 times wind speed. Alinghi 5 averaged {{convert|25.2|kn}}, or about 3.4 times the wind speed, on the faster first triangular leg.
{{cite web
|url=http://bmworacleracing.com/en/news/articles/00_10_01/0214_3.html?track.refer=/en/news/current/overview.html&track.type=news
|title=BMW ORACLE Racing
|publisher=BMW ORACLE Racing
|date=30 September 2003
|accessdate=15 February 2010
}}{{Dead link | date=April 2012}}
Most observers stated that USA 17{{'}}s rigid wing sail had given her a decisive advantage.
She could be seen on Google Maps while trialing on [http://g.co/maps/9j32c Lake Geneva]{{dead link|date=January 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}, but disappeared with the imagery update of 2011 (she can be still be found using the Historical Imagery tool of Google Earth). Using the Measurement tool in Google Maps renders her 110 feet LOA and 75 feet beam.
References
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External links
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