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CHALLENGERTudor
Team Alinghi
Two-time America’s Cup winner Alinghi returned to the competition in 2024 after more than a decade away, re-energised by high-profile partnerships and supported by Switzerland’s Société Nautique de Genève. Their comeback campaign in Barcelona saw a young Swiss squad climb a steep learning curve, progressing to the Semi-Finals of the Louis Vuitton Cup and establishing themselves as quick learners and determined contenders. The team has since confirmed its entry for the Louis Vuitton 38th America’s Cup in Naples under the new name Tudor Team Alinghi, continuing to sail proudly under the Société Nautique de Genève burgee.
CHALLENGERTudor
Team AlinghiTwo-time America’s Cup winner Alinghi returned to the competition in 2024 after more than a decade away, re-energised by high-profile partnerships and supported by Switzerland’s Société Nautique de Genève. Their comeback campaign in Barcelona saw a young Swiss squad climb a steep learning curve, progressing to the Semi-Finals of the Louis Vuitton Cup and establishing themselves as quick learners and determined contenders. The team has since confirmed its entry for the Louis Vuitton 38th America’s Cup in Naples under the new name Tudor Team Alinghi, continuing to sail proudly under the Société Nautique de Genève burgee.
CHALLENGER
SWITZERLAND
SOCIÉTÉ NAUTIQUE DE GENÈVE
NO. OF CAMPAIGNS: 5
NO. OF WINS: 2
Two-time America’s Cup winner Alinghi returned to the competition in 2024 after more than a decade away, re-energised by high-profile partnerships and supported by Switzerland’s Société Nautique de Genève. Their comeback campaign in Barcelona saw a young Swiss squad climb a steep learning curve, progressing to the Semi-Finals of the Louis Vuitton Cup and establishing themselves as quick learners and determined contenders. The team has since confirmed its entry for the Louis Vuitton 38th America’s Cup in Naples under the new name Tudor Team Alinghi, continuing to sail proudly under the Société Nautique de Genève burgee.
Founded in 2000 in landlocked Switzerland, Alinghi quickly became one of the defining teams of modern America’s Cup history, claiming victory in 2003 and successfully defending the trophy in 2007. Now entering a new era shaped by the America’s Cup Partnership structure, Tudor Team Alinghi is rebuilding with a sharp focus on performance and innovation. Their Swiss-built AC75, one of the most radical designs of the 2024 fleet, will be further developed under the updated rules as they prepare for Naples. With a legacy of breakthrough engineering, competitive instinct, and championship pedigree, Tudor Team Alinghi returns as a compelling dark horse—a team capable of challenging the established order in pursuit of sailing’s ultimate prize.
America’s Cup Participations
2027 AC38 Naples . Challenger
2024 AC37 Barcelona . Louis Vuitton Cup Semi-Final
2010 AC33 Valencia . Deed of Gift Match (Defender)
2007 AC32 Valencia . WINNER
2003 AC31 Auckland . WINNER
Sailing Team
Nicolas Rolaz Sailor
CREW
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Paul GoodisonSkipper & Starboard HelmOlympic gold and bronze medallist in the Laser class, and three-time back-to-back winner of the International Moth World Championship in 2016, 2017 and 2018, Paul skippers Tudor Team Alinghi after three campaigns starting with the British in 2017 and then two campaigns in 2021 and 2024 with the American Team. Known for his highly technical and methodical approach to the discipline of foiling, Paul will be in the starboard helming position for Sardinia.
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Phil RobertsonPort HelmPhil Robertson joins Tudor Team Alinghi as an alternate helmsman to skipper Paul Goodison and is a former two-time World Match Racing Tour Champion as well as being a training partner and match-racing coach for Tudor Team Alinghi in 2024. Foiling is his expertise with the Moth class, A Class catamaran and Kite Foil being his training tools and is currently skipper of the Italian SailGP Team. He has branched out to endurance sports as cross training and provides expertise through broadcast and was a TVNZ presenter during the 36th America’s Cup, as well as a New Zealand Herald columnist.
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Pietro SibelloTrimmerPietro started sailing at the age of eight in the class Optimist class before moving through the youth ranks, eventually to the 470 class. In 1998, with his brother, he started sailing 49ers and in four years became one of best helmsmen in the world, winning a European Championship and three bronze medals in the World Championships. After the Olympic Games in Athens (2004) and Beijing (2008), his results allow the Italian team to qualify for London 2012. Pietro was a high-performance coach for the Swiss team in the last America’s Cup in 2024 in Barcelona, and prior to that was a member of the Luna Rossa Team in 2021. He joins as a trimmer and is likely to start in the Sardinia Prelim Regatta team.
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Nico RolazTrimmerThe 2014 Optimist World Champion and U21 ILCA7 World Champion. Known throughout the team as the ‘Swiss Army Knife’ because he can do every role both on the boat and shoreside, Nicolas was one of the rising stars of the Swiss team in the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup in Barcelona. Nicolas Rolaz began sailing at the age of eight and says it’s the freedom of being on the water that first attracted him to the sport. All of Nicolas’ success almost passed him by. “I was about to quit sailing when I was 13, I just didn’t like it anymore,” he explained. “Thanks to my parents, who pushed me to continue in the sport, one year later I was crowned world champion. That’s why it means so much to be part of this team, it shows me that the hard work of the previous years paid off!” Nicolas added. Away from the water, Nicolas other interests include cycling, cars, coffee, wine and watches, he also jokes that he’d “Like to be able to grow a beard!”
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Bryan MettrauxTrimmerBryan Mettraux has been on the water since he was one year old and has been regularly sailing ever since. Although Bryan has been a part of Alinghi since 2019, he first became known to the team at the age of 14 when he was invited on board the D35 to follow a training session. Bryan loved being on the water but was also interested in technical drawings and architecture and turned to an apprenticeship as a shipbuilder at Philippe Durr's shipyard. In parallel, he earned his spurs in preparing boats at the Centre d'Entraînement à la Régate (CER). What followed were successful seasons as bowman and sail trimmer for the Realteam and Tilt teams. Bryan won two Swiss Match Racing Championship titles, two wins at the D35 Trophy (2012 and 2015), a victory in the amateur ranking on the Tour de France à la voile (2012) and many more. Bryan has also been crowned the GC32 World Champion in both 2018 and 2019. Bryan has been lucky enough to sail with his brother and sisters professionally and says it’s one of his favourite things to have done, and away from working, he enjoys sports in general and astrophysics.