Media statement from Team Alinghi re. Russell Coutts

Newport, Rhode Island, June 19, 2004

Media statement from Team Alinghi:

We hoped that Russell Coutts would be helming and leading us to victory at the UBS Trophy today. He clearly decided not to helm. We therefore have decided to rely on Peter Holmberg and Jochen Schuemann to helm for us during the rest of the week.

TEAM ALINGHI PRESS OFFICE:

The Alinghi Team flies the Swiss flag and carries the colours of the Société Nautique de Genève. Its partners for the 2007 campaign are UBS, Infonet, Audemars Piguet, SGS, Nespresso and MSC Cruises.

Visit our new website at www.alinghi.com