Read more reggata stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/4010/reggata.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorSat, 26 May 2012 02:01:30 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/3806/alinghi-defends-americas-cup.htmlSophie Goldstein<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=10115&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401034321' border='0' />Alinghi defended the America's Cup today, scoring a 1-second victory over Team New Zealand and returning the most prestigious title in international sailing to landlocked Switzerland. The series, contested off Valencia, Spain, was the closest since 1983—the widest margin in Alinghi's 5-2 victory in the nine-race series was 35...Swiss defender yacht Alinghi team helmsmann Ed Baird of the US lifts the America's Cup trophy just after the team won the seventh match race against New Zealand's challenger yacht Emirates Team New Zealand, NZL 92, during the America's Cup in Valencia, eastern Spain, Tuesday, July 3, 2007. Alinghi from Switzerland won a thrilling photo finish over Team New Zealand to win the 32nd America's Cup, becoming only the third yacht to retain the 156-year-old America's Cup. (AP Photo/Keystone, Laurent Gillieron, Pool) * EDITORIAL USE ONLY *http://www.newser.com/story/3806/alinghi-defends-americas-cup.htmlTue, 03 Jul 2007 12:37:05 CDT