Ernesto Bertarelli wants to attack himself again. The 51-year-old two-time America's Cup winner is returning to the Extreme Sailing Series as a helmsman after a one-year break and wants to take turns with the young co-skipper and co-helmsman Arnaud Psarofaghis. This means that the Swiss face a major challenge, because Alinghi is starting the series as defending champion. Overall, the Swiss have won the Extreme Sailing Series three times so far.
Team Alinghi celebrates the 2016 season triumph and pursues the same goal this year
Sailor and billionaire Bertarelli knows what he's getting into: "We're the defending champions, and that's why we have to keep improving. Also because we're the ones to beat now. And because our opponents - that's what makes the series jso good - everyone acts at a very high level. " Bertarelli is a fan of the Extreme Sailing Series and also reveals why that is so: "The Extreme Sailing Series always serves a great circuit with a constantly improving mix of sport and spectacle."
Once again to enjoy: The 2016 final before Sydney - how Bertarelli's team Alinghi prevailed in the battle for the win of the season
Bertarelli's young co-skipper and co-helmsman Arnaud Psarofaghis, who was so successful last season, says: "We have to minimize our setbacks from bad races. Of course, you sometimes have to take risks, but be careful not to put everything into them To throw the scales. " Team Alinghi also includes Nils Frei (on board since 2001) as headsail trimmer, the Olympic 470 bronze medalist Nicolas Charbonnier, Yves Detrey and Timothé Lapauw.
How he made history: Ernesto Bertarelli and his Alinghi team won the America's Cup twice
Extreme Sailing starts its eleventh season on GC32 catamarans, which begins on March 8th in Oman's capital, Muscat. Hamburg remains a station in the international series. The professionals will be on the Elbe from August 10th to 13th, during the summer holidays. A total of eight acts are on the program in 2017. The final will take place for the first time in front of Los Cabos in Mexico from November 30th to December 3rd. Here is an overview of the individual acts of the 2017 season.