Alinghi catamaran heli-launch delayed due to weather - mast flown this morning

[Source: Alinghi] The heli-launch planned for this morning has been delayed due to weather and will hopefully happen this afternoon.

The heli-launch planned for this morning has been delayed due to weather on Lake Geneva, but the mast operation went ahead and a KAMOV KA32 helicopter arrived at 09:15 to lift the 17-story high mast from Villeneuve to the Alinghi base in Le Bouveret...

There is hope for a weather window this afternoon to launch Alinghi 5, the catamaran...

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The mast of Alinghi 5 being airlifted. Villeneuve, 8 July 2009. Photo copyright Stefano Gattini / Alinghi

The mast of Alinghi 5 being airlifted. Villeneuve, 8 July 2009. Photo copyright Stefano Gattini / Alinghi