All credit to Alinghi Red Bull Racing who spied a tiny weather window in Barcelona just after midday and went for it despite heavily overcast conditions and persistent, driving rain that made the session a damp and tricky affair. They were rewarded with just one short upwind that got the boat flying, albeit briefly, and then it was a study in displacement sailing as the wind shut down before the team called it and towed home.
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The 37th America's Cup will be Defended in Barcelona by four-time America's Cup winner, the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron represented by their team, Emirates Team New Zealand.
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Short And Wet For The Swiss | May 14th | America's Cup For Country: United States. City: Carrollton, Independence, Norwalk, Pasadena, Salinas