Alinghi, Part II

Well, we did it. We won the America's cup back to back, and I was almost there to see it... in fact, most of our Geneva office cleared out for a few minutes while we headed over to the Jardin Anglais across the street to catch the last bit of the race. It may be a bit much to say the tension was palpable, but there were quite a few people out to cheer on their crew despite the rain. I have the distinct feeling that this is a sport where are little more knowledge would go a long ways in my appreciation of it, but it is fun to watch, and it was cool to share the win with everyone gathered in the park.

It was a little bit odd that the high point (in terms of energy) was when then they started throwing Alinghi hats out into the crowd after the race was over. But that's nit-picking, I suppose. And, in true Swiss style, the place started to clear out very shortly after the win, with everyone back to work or to waxing their sidewalks or whatever it was they were doing before. I love this place.