Video tour of Alinghi's base

On Saturday afternoon, a few hours before the official inauguration, Valencia Sailing together with a group of journalists had the chance to go through a tour of the impressive new base, guided by Partick Magyar, co General Manager of the 32nd America's Cup Defender.

This time not only did we go with our usual digital camera and MP3 microphone but walked around with a small video camera, trying to capture the atmosphere of the base even better. Since a number of offices were still empty inside the building, we focused our attention on the SUI 64 simulator, the incredible "Alinghi Cinema", the impressive gym, the fantastic views from the roof top terrace as well as some general external views.

Enjoy the small videos by clicking on the photos below. The tour is divided in two parts and each movie will open in a new window. When the window opens, just click on the big "Play" triangle in the center. We ask for your indulgence as this is a first for Valencia Sailing. Although we are certainly no Steven Spielbergs, videos in the future will certainly improve in quality.

Obviously, you can also find the usual high resolution photos to get a better picture of the enormous Alinghi base. Video is just in an experimental mode.

Click on the image below to start the first part of the tour


Click on the image below to start the second part of the tour

Note: All video has been shot and edited by Pierre Orphanidis / Valencia Sailing and is streamed through the third-party YouTube system. YouTube has no relation whatsoever to either Valencia Sailing or Alinghi.