Alinghi is a Swiss sailing team that competes in the America's Cup, notable as the first European team ever to win the trophy, capturing it in 2003 against Team New Zealand and successfully defending it in 2007. The team, backed by biotechnology entrepreneur Ernesto Bertarelli, represented the Societe Nautique de Geneve and later returned to America's Cup competition under a renewed campaign alongside a Swiss youth sailing partnership.
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1. America's Cup - Defender: Team Alinghi - from CupInfo
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Alinghi was founded in early 2000, following the 31st America's Cup.
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