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Alinghi Goes to Extremes

By Christine Weaver | December 3, 2018 | Cabo San Lucas, Mexico |

For the fourth time in their eight-year history of competing in the 12-year-old Extreme Sailing Series, Swiss team Alinghi took the title yesterday after a remarkable final Act in Los Cabos, Mexico.

Alinghi's cat
On Saturday, Alinghi climbed up one position from their third-place finish on Friday, to a more favorable second place.
© 2018 Mark Lloyd / Lloyd Images

Following 10 months of touring around the planet, Ernesto Bertarelli’s Alinghi team closed the grand finale in first place on the double-points Act leaderboard. Their incredible five-out-of-seven Act wins this year cemented them as victors in the overall rankings. And, Alinghi’s shore team won the award for the best shore crew of the season.

Cats off Cabo
The foiling GC32 catamarans competed in light air off Cabo San Lucas on Saturday.
© 2018 Mark Lloyd / Lloyd Images

Five teams competed in the spectator-friendly stadium series, with US Team Extreme and Team México joining in the last two Acts. Angeleno Riley Gibbs trimmed the mainsail for US Team Extreme in the final event.

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