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8:35 PM Mon 6 Jul 2009 GMT

'Alinghi 5: Emerging from the shed' Bruno Cocozza@Alinghi

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As the assembly shed was dismantled Alinghi published several images on their website. The following are close ups from those images (expand to see full screen shots:)

Alinghi 5: closer view showing prodder and strut arrangement. Note the depth of the forward dolphin striker.

Alinghi 5: closer view showing prodder and strut arrangement. Note the depth of the forward dolphin striker. - Bruno Cocozza@Alinghi Click Here to view large photo

Alinghi 5: Close up of dolphn striker under mast position. Note temporary opposing strut. The two Y aft running beams can be seen, which intersect with the forward prodder at the mast juncture.

Alinghi 5: Close up of dolphn striker under mast position. Note temporary opposing strut. The two Y aft running beams can be seen, which intersect with the forward prodder at the mast juncture. - Bruno Cocozza@Alinghi Click Here to view large photo

Alinghi 5: tight hull section at bow

Alinghi 5: tight hull section at bow - Bruno Cocozza@Alinghi Click Here to view large photo

Alinghi 5: Forward prod with dolphin striker below and probably takeoff point for the jib tack.

Alinghi 5: Forward prod with dolphin striker below and probably takeoff point for the jib tack. - Bruno Cocozza@Alinghi Click Here to view large photo

Two years to the day on which they successfilly defended the America's Cup, Alinghi unveilled their Deed of Gift monster. Sail-World wasn't part of the select media group invited to the building tent. Camera use was banned by those who were there, but even so these shots sneaked out:

The Alinghi building comes down, in Villeneuve, with Alinghi 5 seeing the first light of day. The ends of the catamaran can be seen, without the distortion of a wide angle lens.

The Alinghi building comes down, in Villeneuve, with Alinghi 5 seeing the first light of day. The ends of the catamaran can be seen, without the distortion of a wide angle lens. - Click Here to view large photo

Alinghi 5 showing the starboard hull and bow against the wall. the plastic wrap on the centre prodder is obviously so the media didn't hit their heads, not that there is anything they didn't want you to see on the end fitting.

Alinghi 5 showing the starboard hull and bow agianst the wall. the plastic wrap on the centre prodder is obviously so the media didn't hit their heads, not that there is anything they didn't want you to see on the end fitting. - Vicarage Photography Click Here to view large photo

Alinghi showing the centre beam/prodder

Alinghi showing the centre beam and prodder - Vicarage Photography Click Here to view large photo

Alinghi showing the port hull and bow

Alinghi showing the port hull and bow - Vicarage Photography Click Here to view large photo

Alinghi 5 - centre pod with dolphin striker clearly visible below. we think the dolphin striker will be the take-off point for the jib tack.

Alinghi 5 - centre pod with dolphin striker clearly visible below. we think the dolphin striker will be the take-off point for the jib tack. - Vicarage Photography Click Here to view large photo

Alinghi 5 - wider angle shot inside the shed, from the same perspective above.

Alinghi 5 - wider angle shot inside the shed, from the same perspective above. - Vicarage Photography Click Here to view large photo

Alinghi 5 - some idea of the size of the yacht can be guaged by the builder walking long the main beam.

Alinghi 5 - some idea of the size of the yacht can be guaged by the builder walking long the main beam. Media were told that Alinghi 5 will have 20-25 crew - but that is more than double that carried in a VOR70, and about the same as a supermaxi of the same size, and four times that used on Le Black at 41ft (just under half the size of Alinghi 5). - Vicarage Photography Click Here to view large photo

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