Alinghi lead after Day 1 in Lisbon

With a win in the last ESS Act in the Madeira Islands, coupled with a victory in last weekend’s D35 Grand Prix on Lake Geneva, Alinghi have been flying high of late and their good form continued today in Portugal on the opening day of Act 7 of the Extreme Sailing Series. It could not have started better for Arnaud Psarofaghis and the team. A win in the opener was followed by victory in race two, having got inside and past Series rivals Oman Air at the upper gate. There were to be no more wins in the day’s next three races, but the team’s consistency – two second place finishes in races four and five – mean that they top the leaderboard heading into tomorrow, two points above Series newcomers and wildcard Norauto, and five above Oman in third.     

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