Sunday, 16. February 2003

Topic: - on February 16, 2003 at 11:46:48 AM CET

Alinghi Wins Again

A very hard loss for Team New Zealand, with Alinghi stealing the race in the final minutes... Alinghi skipper Russell Coutts got the better of his young protégé, Kiwi skipper Dean Barker on Sunday in a thrilling race to go up 2 – 0 in the America’s Cup Match. Coutts made an incredible pass on the final run, breaking hearts across New Zealand as Alinghi slipped by just a few hundred metres from the finish.

¬> Americascup

Schweizer Crew schlägt erneut Neuseeländer

Es war eine der spannendsten Wettfahrten in der Cup-Geschichte: Mit sieben Sekunden Vorsprung gewinnt die Schweizer Yacht "Alinghi" gegen das Verteidiger-Team aus Neuseeland. Sollten die Europäer zum ersten Mal den Cup gewinnen?

¬> Spiegel

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