If you were to be told that 3 x 2 = 1, would you believe it? In pure maths, maybe not. But in sailing, it's possible! By clocking three second-place finishes today, Alinghi won the Grand Prix de Versoix ahead of Racing Django and Swisscom (for those interested, we also placed 4th, but from the four races validated, the worst score is discounted...click here for the ranking). Following the victory in the Genève-Rolle-Genève yesterday, Alinghi has therefore scored twice this weekend and added only two points in the overall standings of the D35 season. Mid-championship, the team leads the D35 Trophy by four points, ahead of Zen Too (16 points) and Ylliam Comptoir Immobilier (18 points) – click here for the full ranking. Pierre-Yves Jorand: "With no wind on Friday, this Grand Prix was sailed on one day, with four races today. The wind was unusual, and gave rise to a lot of overtaking. It was necessary to keep the head out of the boat and choose the right options. The left side, which was right upwind, was not necessarily the one going downwind. We've won the Grand Prix by only one point ahead of Racing Django and two on Swisscom. It was very tight, but we were the most consistent. This weekend sees the end to a busy period, what with GC32 worlds, travel and training. We'll now have three days of rest before the preparation for the Bol d'Or." João Cabeçadas, shore crew/rigger, said: "We made good starts and we were, practically, all the time on the right side around the marks, with good maneuvers. We controlled our opponents, when it was the right time to do so. From the outside it looks easy, like when you look at a young person who skates in a skate park. But there is a lot of work behind this apparent ease." The team looks forward to welcoming you on Saturday, June 9, from 10am for the starting gun of the 80th Bol d'Or Mirabaud. To find out more d35trophy.com Event hashtags #GoAlinghiGo // # D35Trophy To find out more about the race tracking system, the team composition and the circuit in general, find the event recap by clicking here. Photo credits ©Loris Von Siebenthal

Following on from the opening Grand Prix, Alinghi secured another 'Lac Leman' victory at the Open de Versoix. Over the regatta of ten races – sailed amid shifty wind, blowing five to 12 knots – the team won four and finished second three times. Nicolas Charbonnier, tactician, said: "Friday aside, we had great conditions for this Open de Versoix. The key to this event was to keep picking-up points and not to give-up, especially if we had set-backs. The fleet was packed and every mistake was seized upon. Once, we reached the top mark in third place, but ended up, because of a positioning error, in seventh. Another time, we lost our advantage because of a manoeuvre, first to a rival boat and then to most of the fleet. Everything comes down to the smallest detail. "For the coming Grand Prix, we'll have to keep paying attention to these details and continue to sail at the highest level. But I'm not going to say what we're looking to improve specifically, so as not to give our competitors our secrets!" Arnaud Psarofaghis, mainsail trimmer, also noted the increase in the general level of the competition: "The fleet is becoming way closer in terms of performance levels and it shows in the results – three boats finished on equal points! Looking ahead, one of the things we will look to work on is our decision-making at the gate (stage of the race where we can choose between two marks before starting the next leg). Essentially, if we are aiming for a particular side of the race area, we need to be able to accept the bad air and also the proximity of the other boats that have chosen the same mark to keep in touch with the fleet." Alinghi head to Lake Garda this Tuesday for the GC32 World Championship (24-27 May). The D35 resumes on June 1st and June 3rd, again in Versoix for the Grand Prix. The Genève-Rolle-Genève, the first Lac Leman classic, will take place on the 2nd of June. Click here for the general ranking of leg 2 after 10 races. To find out more d35trophy.com Event hashtags #GoAlinghiGo // #D35Trophy If you want to know more about how to follow the racing, about Alinghi's team, or just about this regatta in general, you will find all that you need in this news story. Credit for photos © Loris Von Siebenthal